possible bug involving absolute value of sin function and assume

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The Maxima assumption framework is fairly weak:

sage: maxima_console()
<snip>
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(%i1) assume(theta>0);
(%o1)                             [theta > 0]
(%i2) assume(theta<%pi);
(%o2)                            [theta < %pi]
(%i3) sqrt(sin(theta)*sin(theta));
(%o3)                           abs(sin(theta))

Quoted here: "Maxima's deduction mechanism is not very strong; there are many obvious consequences which cannot be determined by is. This is a known weakness."

Of course,

(%i4) assume(sin(theta)>0);
(%o4)                          [sin(theta) > 0]
(%i5) sqrt(sin(theta)*sin(theta));
(%o5)                             sin(theta)

so

sage: assume(sin(theta)>0)
sage: sqrt(sin(theta)*sin(theta))
sqrt(sin(theta)^2)
sage: _.simplify_full()
sin(theta)

in case that helps.