How can I convert 5^(3/2) to 5* 5^(1/2)

• Subject: How can I convert 5^(3/2) to 5* 5^(1/2)
• From: zxl
• Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 23:42:58 +0800

thanks ?Eric Reyssat and?Stavros Macrakis. Now I know that

1?5^(3/2) is somewhat "atom" in maxima;

2?radcan can expand (a+b sqrt(5))^n to A+B (5)^(1/2)  or A+B (5)^(3/2).

thanks

On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 11:41 PM, zxl <zhaxiaolei at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> hello:
>
> I hope expand (a+b sqrt(5))^n ?to the form ?A+B sqrt(5), but expand ((1+sqrt(5))) give me 5^(3/2)+ 3 sqrt(5) + 16. How can I convert 5^(3/2) to 5 5^(1/2) ?
>
> thanks
>
> z.x.l

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