#12780: Be more careful about setting the Maxima 'domain'
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       Reporter:  mjo               |         Owner:  burcin        
           Type:  enhancement       |        Status:  closed        
       Priority:  major             |     Milestone:  sage-5.6      
      Component:  symbolics         |    Resolution:  fixed         
       Keywords:                    |   Work issues:                
Report Upstream:  N/A               |     Reviewers:  Burcin Erocal 
        Authors:  Michael Orlitzky  |     Merged in:  sage-5.6.beta0
   Dependencies:  #12845            |      Stopgaps:                
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Comment (by zimmerma):

 > and one then chooses a branch - arbitrarily, but consistently

 I believe when one chooses {{{x}}} for {{{sqrt(x^2)}}}, one can always
 find some inconsistency. For example:
 {{{
 sage: e=sqrt(x^2)-sqrt((x+2)^2)
 sage: e.simplify_radical()
 -2
 sage: e(x=-1)
 0
 }}}
 Paul

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