How to simplify expression with fractional exponents?

asked 2013-04-09 21:24:12 +0100

kevinfat
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Is there a way to have Sage recognize that e^(2/3) times e^(1/3) in the below will simplify to just the variable e. Is there a type that can handle this? Obviously using a PolynomialRing in the code below won't work.

R.<a,e> = PolynomialRing(QQ)
p1 = (a+e^(1/3))
p2 = e^(2/3)
p1*p2

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answered 2013-04-09 21:55:07 +0100

kcrisman
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Do you mean something like this?

sage: var('a,e')
(a, e)
sage: p1 = (a+e^(1/3))
sage: p2 = e^(2/3)
sage: p1*p2
(a + e^(1/3))*e^(2/3)
sage: expand(_)
a*e^(2/3) + e

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In general, unless you intend to work specifically with polynomials in an abstract algebraic sense, just use these "symbolic variables".

kcrisman ( 2013-04-09 23:03:15 +0100 )edit

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