> I am trying to simplify:
>
> gamma(a+1)/gamma(a) and maxima keeps spitting out gamma(a+1)/gamma
> (a) but it should equal a.
>
> Does anyone know how to simplify this?
On way
(%i6) gamma(a+1)/gamma(a);
(%o6) gamma(a+1)/gamma(a)
(%i7) minfactorial(makefact(%));
(%o7) a
Maybe somebody knows a more direct way.
Barton