FullSimplify

FullSimplify[expr] tries a wide range of transformations on expr involving elementary and special functions, and returns the simplest form it finds.

FullSimplify[expr, assum] does simplification using assumptions.

FullSimplify will always yield at least as simple a form as Simplify, but may take substantially longer.

The following options can be given:

FullSimplify uses RootReduce on expressions that involve Root objects.

FullSimplify does transformations on most kinds of special functions.

You can specify default assumptions for FullSimplify using Assuming.

See notes for Simplify.

See Section 1.4.4 and Section 3.3.9.

Implementation Notes: see Section A.9.5.

See also: Simplify, Factor, Expand, PowerExpand, ComplexExpand, TrigExpand, Element, FunctionExpand, Assuming.

New in Version 3; modified in 5.0.

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