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Apr 13, 2017 at 12:55 history edited CommunityBot
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Jul 31, 2015 at 16:37 comment added Acus How to convert to multiple angles i.e. convert[Sin[x], Cos[2x]] is shown in universal method below.
May 27, 2015 at 16:28 comment added J. M.'s missing motivation @Histograms, it's really neat for algebra. A mixed bag in calculus, tho; bites the careless.
May 27, 2015 at 15:35 comment added Histograms +1 for using "The world's sneakiest substitution"
Jun 17, 2014 at 19:10 comment added stupidity I find this really useful. Many thanks Simon! I wonder why it isn't built-in in Mathematica!
May 12, 2012 at 9:55 vote accept Prashant Bhate
Jan 22, 2012 at 4:53 history edited Simon CC BY-SA 3.0
list problems with solution
Jan 22, 2012 at 0:00 history edited Simon CC BY-SA 3.0
rewrote the whole thing
Jan 21, 2012 at 13:06 comment added Simon That said, the non-trig rules in Maple's convert family of functions do seem like a useful collection. Even if they all can (maybe) be written as families of replacement rules.
Jan 21, 2012 at 12:58 comment added Simon @Nasser. Actually, I just looked at the maple link you supplied, and the functionality it gives is quite simple. I don't think it is even capable of the examples provided in the question (and my answer). convert(expr, tan) just uses the Weierstrass substitution step. convert(expr, sincos) just rewrites exp, tan, cot, etc as sin and cos. It does not simplify down to one function like the OP asked for. And so on with the other converts.
Jan 21, 2012 at 12:47 comment added Simon Note that you can get some nice looking wave-packets with this code: Plot[Evaluate[# - ReleaseHold[convert[#, Tan[x]]] &[ Sin[16 x] Cos[x]]], {x, 0, 4 Pi}]
Jan 21, 2012 at 12:25 history answered Simon CC BY-SA 3.0