> Subject: Re: [Maxima] (a^b)^c--->a^(b*c)
> From: drdieterkaiser at web.de
> To: shinabe.munehiro at hotmail.co.jp
> CC: maxima at math.utexas.edu
> Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 14:22:26 +0200
>
> Am Samstag, den 02.07.2011, 17:35 +0900 schrieb Part Marty:
> > Please tell me easy conversion formula.
> >
> > How can I convert from "(a^b)^c" to "a^(b*c)"?
>
> In general, the desired simplification is true, if the variable a is
> positive. When setting the option variable radexpand to true, Maxima
> assumes all variables to be real and positive:
>
> (%i2) radexpand:all$
>
> (%i3) (a^b)^c;
> (%o3) a^(b*c)
>
> (%i4) reset(radexpand)$
>
> A second way is to assume the variable a to be positive:
>
> (%i7) assume(a>0)$
>
> (%i8) (a^b)^c;
> (%o8) a^(b*c)
>
> Dieter Kaiser
>
>