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Use of $Assumptions [duplicate]

I don't really understand the behaviour and the usage of $Assumption. For instance, when I set $Assumptions = λ > 0, I expect ...
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Assuming: what am I doing wrong? [duplicate]

Why doesn't this simple line work? Assuming[Element[#, Reals] & /@ {x}, Reduce[x^4 == 1]] (* x==-1||x==-I||x==I||x==1 *) I'm trying to do something a little ...
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How to solve a system of equations which includes vectors? [duplicate]

I'm starting to wonder if this is something that mathematica just can't do? I thought something like this might work: ...
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What is the difference between Reduce and Solve?

Solve and Reduce both can be used for solving equations. Just by working with them, I know there are some differences between ...
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How to make Maximize function successfully maximize in general?

Having looked at Maximize Documentation SO: Mathematica: Commands return no output, but itself. Bug? Problem with Maximize Why won't Mathematica Solve a set of two equations for one variable? ...
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Mathematica does not respect tensor order?

I'm trying to verify an identity involving symmetric traceless tensors over the reals. What I tried was: ...
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Using Mathematica to confirm Bernoulli's inequality

I have several challenges that I want to confirm is true. I have chosen this one because it is rather simple (proof by induction). There are times when I do not want to spend ages trying find proofs. ...
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Reducing a system of vector equations

I'm trying to solve a system of vector equations. I know this is solvable since I've done it myself by hand (I reduced it to solving the root of a quartic anyway). I'm trying to do it in Mathematica ...
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Is there any way to make assumptions that apply to all code?

I am trying to solve 8 coupled algebraic equations. I have simplified coefficients of unknowns by using Assumptions -> tp > 0 && tp < 2 Pi. Answers ...
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Assuming and Conjugate do not work as expected [duplicate]

I tried to work with Conjugates in Mathematica and it did not produce my desired result. I learned about assumptions and figured they're my way to go. This is the code: ...
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