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How to simplify complicated expressions

asked 2018-08-10 23:38:52 +0200

macavema gravatar image

updated 2018-08-11 12:30:56 +0200

Hello,

This complicated expression would be a zero function, but I can't achive to simplify it. I think I've run into lots of expressions like this one, but I've never come up with a solution.

This is mi code:

var('R d',domain='positive')
var('p',domain='real')
var('t',domain='real',latex_name="\\theta")

f=(R*cos(t) - d)*p/(-2*R*d*cos(t) + R^2 + d^2)^(3/2) + (R*cos(t) -R^2/d)*R^3*p/((-2*R^3*cos(t)/d + R^2 + R^4/d^2)^(3/2)*d^3) +R*p/(sqrt(-2*R^3*cos(t)/d + R^2 + R^4/d^2)*d^2
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Thanks for your edits. Your question is much easier to read and to work on now.

slelievre gravatar imageslelievre ( 2018-08-11 22:52:32 +0200 )edit

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answered 2018-08-11 10:30:56 +0200

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For simplifying expressions involving square roots, it often helps to use the canonicalize_radical method.

In your case:

sage: f.canonicalize_radical()
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Problem solved, thank you very much !

macavema gravatar imagemacavema ( 2018-08-11 12:32:52 +0200 )edit

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