NumberTheory
SimplestRational
compute the simplest rational number in a real interval
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SimplestRational( a, b )
a, b
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realcons; real numbers with
The SimplestRational( a, b ) command computes the "simplest" rational number such that and . It is "simplest" in the sense that and are as small as possible. (Note that an integer is considered to be "simpler" than a non-integral rational.)
If Maple is able to determine that , then an exception is raised.
Error, (in NumberTheory:-SimplestRational) first argument must be strictly less than the second
The NumberTheory[SimplestRational] command was introduced in Maple 2017.
For more information on Maple 2017 changes, see Updates in Maple 2017.
See Also
NumberTheory[ContinuedFraction]
type[realcons]
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