Symbolic Manipulation 262
• Reformulate a problem to avoid fractional powers.
• Omit relatively small terms to find an approximation.
Special Constants Used in Symbolic Manipulation
The result of a calculation may include one of the special constants described in this
section. In some cases, you may also need to enter a constant as part of your entry.
true, false
These indicate the result of an identity or a
Boolean expression.
x=x is true for
any value of x.
5<3 is false.