Log rules are working for actual values, but fail for symbolic ones. What am I doing wrong?
var('a b')
c = bool(log(a*b) == log(a) + log(b));print(c)
c = bool(log(5*3) == log(5) + log(3));print(c)
c = log(5*3).n(); print(c)
c = log(5).n() + log(3).n(); print(c)
False
False
2.70805020110221
2.70805020110221
Log rules do workfor symbolic values ; they just aren't autimatically applied :
sage: var("a, b")
(a, b)
sage: bool(log(a*b)==log(a)+log(b))
False
sage: bool((log(a*b)==log(a)+log(b)).log_expand())
True
HTH,
Thanks. Although I was surprised that the log_expand method distributed over the equivalence statement. But this appears to be generally true, which is useful, so thanks again:
In: x = 5*(log(a*b)==log(a)+log(b)); x
Out: 5*log(a*b) == 5*log(a) + 5*log(b)
Asked: 2021-04-19 06:17:20 +0100
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Last updated: Apr 19 '21
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