Simplifying a simple rational expression with indeterminate exponent

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((sqrt(x)/(x+1))^n * (x+1)^n).simplify_full () returns the given expression as-is, but evidently it should be simplified to sqrt(x)^n. Sage indeed does this if the x+1 is replaced by x or n by a concrete number like 10 (illustrating that sage isn't worried about division by zero, but it's something else). Is there a way to have sage simplify this?

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Try canonicalize_radical:

sage: a = (sqrt(x)/(x+1))^n * (x+1)^n                                           
sage: a.canonicalize_radical()                                                  
x^(1/2*n)

Juanjo ( 2022-09-14 03:36:44 +0100 )edit

@Juanjo : you should make an answer of your comment, for the benefit of future ask.sagemath.org perusers.

Emmanuel Charpentier ( 2022-09-14 08:21:16 +0100 )edit

@Emmanuel Charpentier: Done. I thought it could exist a better solution than mine.

Juanjo ( 2022-09-14 12:12:45 +0100 )edit

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That solves it! Thanks. Makes me wonder why simplify_"full" wouldn't do it for me, though.

Jun ( 2022-09-15 01:42:26 +0100 )edit

Because simplify_full applies, in order, the methods simplify_factorial, simplify_rectform, simplify_trig, simplify_rational and expand_sum, neither of which produces the desired effect on the symbolic expression.

Juanjo ( 2022-09-15 03:45:46 +0100 )edit

What I'm saying is that I wish something like canonicalize_radical was among that list. I'm sure there are good reasons for its exclusion, but still, having to know specialized simplifiers for such an elementary rewrite is a bit frustrating.

Jun ( 2022-09-15 09:09:34 +0100 )edit

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