bellenot 2318> maple |\^/| Maple 8 (SUN SPARC SOLARIS) ._|\| |/|_. Copyright (c) 2002 by Waterloo Maple Inc. \ MAPLE / All rights reserved. Maple is a registered trademark of <____ ____> Waterloo Maple Inc. | Type ? for help. > simplify((1+2*I)/(3-4*I)+(2-I)/(5*I)); -2/5 > simplify(5*I/((1-I)*(2-I)*(3-I))); -1/2 > simplify((1-I)^4); -4 > Z:=I/(-2-2*I):arctan(Im(Z),Re(Z)); 3 Pi - ---- 4 > Z:=(sqrt(3)-I)^6:arctan(Im(Z),Re(Z)); 1/2 6 Im((3 - I) ) arctan(---------------) 1/2 6 Re((3 - I) ) > Z:=expand((sqrt(3)-I)^6):arctan(Im(Z),Re(Z)); Pi > solve(a*x^3+b*x^2+c*x+d=0,x); 1/3 2 %1 2 (3 c a - b ) b ----- - -------------- - ---, 6 a 1/3 3 a 3 a %1 1/3 2 / 1/3 2 \ %1 3 c a - b b 1/2 |%1 2 (3 c a - b )| - ----- + ---------- - --- + 1/2 I 3 |----- + --------------|, 12 a 1/3 3 a | 6 a 1/3 | 3 a %1 \ 3 a %1 / 1/3 2 / 1/3 2 \ %1 3 c a - b b 1/2 |%1 2 (3 c a - b )| - ----- + ---------- - --- - 1/2 I 3 |----- + --------------| 12 a 1/3 3 a | 6 a 1/3 | 3 a %1 \ 3 a %1 / 2 3 %1 := 36 c b a - 108 d a - 8 b 1/2 3 2 2 2 2 3 1/2 + 12 3 (4 c a - c b - 18 c b a d + 27 d a + 4 d b ) a