[Maxima] simplification of (4-4*x^2)*sqrt(1-x^2)
Barton Willis
willisb at unk.edu
Mon Jul 13 07:31:33 CDT 2009
My understanding of Maple is poor, but I tried a few experiments with
Maple 10. OK:
simplify((a*x^2-a) * sqrt(1-x^2)) --> -a * (1-x^2)^(3/2),
OK, but...
simplify(42 + (a*x^2-a) * sqrt(1-x^2)) --> 42+(1-x^2)^
(1/2)*a*x^2-(1-x^2)^(1/2)*a
For a naive Maple user (me), 42 + (a*x^2-a) * sqrt(1-x^2)) doesn't
automatically simplify to 42 - a * (1-x^2)^(3/2).
Barton
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