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Simplify fraction in derivative

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#2,055 opened on Dec 11, 2020

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Hello,

The work done here is really great. May be you can help me with two issues.

math.derivative('sqrt(6x)','x').toTex() // "\\frac{6}{2\\cdot\\sqrt{6~ x}}"

How can I have "\frac{3}{\sqrt{6x}}" ?

math.simplify('4x^2+-2x+-6').toTex() // "4~{ x}^{2}-2\\cdot x+-6"

How can I have "4x^2-2x-6" ?

Sometime polynoms are not properly ordered. math.simplify('4x^2+2x-6').toTex() // 4~{ x}^{2}-6+2~ x"

Thanks

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Investigate the derivative and simplify functions in mathjs to handle fractional simplification and polynomial ordering. Look at the simplification rules in the source code for toTex methods.
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