Problem with simplify(x^(1/log(x)).

 >> sym x;
>> assume(x>0)
>> simplify(x^(1/log(x)),'IgnoreAnalyticConstraints',true)
>> ans = x^(1/log(x))

Note that x^(1/log(x))=e. Why won't this expression simplify?

[jin yong]

syms x a;
assume(x>0)
x=exp(a)

x = 

simplify(x^(1/log(x)),'IgnoreAnalyticConstraints',true)

ans = 

e

Answer 1

[Friedrich]

Hi,

have you tried increasing the number of simplification steps?

>> simplify(x^(1/log(x)),'steps',10)

ans =

exp(1)

[John Billingham]

The answer to your question is clearly 'no'! It seems crazy that you have to do that for such a simple expression.

Thanks