Rationalisation (very basic)



ok...thanks
but is it possible get sqrt(7)/7 from n=1/sqrt(7)?

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n:1/sqrt(7);

rat(n),algebraic;     --->gives  /R/ sqrt(7)/7

ratdisrep(rat(n)), algebraic;   --> should  it  be sqrt(7)/7?            It gives 1/sqrt(7)!

ratsimp(n),algebraic; -->  It gives 1/sqrt(7)
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ratsimp (with algebraic) sometimes makes nothing:

ratsimp(1/sqrt(1-x^2)),algebraic;  ---> gives  -sqrt(1-x^2)/(x^2-1)  (ok)

ratsimp(1/sqrt(1+x^2)),algebraic;  --> gives  1/sqrt(x^2+1)  (the same)


thanks

Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 17:08:02 -0500
Subject: Re: [Maxima] Rationalisation (very basic)
From: macrakis at alum.mit.edu
To: rcrdjf at hotmail.com
CC: maxima at math.utexas.edu

ratsimp(n) with algebraic:true also works.

On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 5:05 PM, Stavros Macrakis <macrakis at alum.mit.edu> wrote:

Yes, "algebraic" only works in the CRE package, so block([algebraic:true],ratdisrep(rat(n))) is what you want if you want a general representation result, as you say. Is there some problem you're having with that approach?


           -s



On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 3:50 PM, Ricardo JF <rcrdjf at hotmail.com> wrote:





how can i get the Rationalisation (general expression)?

1/sqrt(7)  --> sqrt(7)/7

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n:1/sqrt(7);

rat(n),algebraic;       (CRE) ok

ratdisrep(rat(n)), algebraic;       (general expression)?



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thanks.
 		 	   		  

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