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      1. As exercises for getting early high school students learning @sagemath syntax for arbitrary math expressions, I plan to have them find the values of i^(ln(e^4)) and sin(pi/7)cos(5pi/14)+cos(pi/7)sin(5pi/14). I feel that this is an opportunity...
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      for reflection on the fact that being able to type characters into a computer doesn't reveal anything about *why* both expressions equal 1. Any thoughts on a writing prompt or a similar writing prompt any of you have used?
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    Maybe just "Are you satisfied with the above results? Write a sentence or two explaining why or why not." ?