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So is there a way that I can tell mathematica to use basic identities in algebra (a+b)^2 , (a+b)^3 etc, to simplify an expression?
Hi Jesse, Yes initially the CDF was not there on my machine. uninstalling CDF or installing it didn't make any difference! But, thanks to Sean. His tip indeed worked out. Instead of deleting the files, I played with the mathpass (licensing file)...