not equal



assume (notequal (q,1))




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From: Jianrong Li <lijr07 at gmail.com>
To: maxima at math.utexas.edu; maxima-request at math.utexas.edu
Sent: Wed, November 21, 2012 9:05:11 PM
Subject: not equal

Dear all,

Is  assume(not q = 1, not p =   1, not r  =  1 , not p^2 =  q , not r^2 =  p*q, 
not r^2 =  p , not q^2 =  p*r^2); correct if I want to assume that q \neq 1, and 
so on? When I use q # 1, it does not work. Thank you very much.

Best wishes,
Jianrong.