[Maxima] rational numbers only

[Richard Fateman]

Don't put any floating point numbers into maxima.  Use 1/2   not 0.5

Or you can use the program  rat(......)
to convert to rational approximations, in some contexts.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jorge Barros de Abreu" <ficmatin01 at solar.com.br>
To: <Maxima at math.utexas.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 12:35 AM
Subject: [Maxima] rational numbers only


> Hi.
> ?????Which the variable name that force maxima to work with ratonal 
> numbers
> only???
>
> Thanks
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