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Negative power instead of fraction
Solve returns a solution in the form {{x->y/a^2 + y^2/a^7}}.
Since I want to process the input (with another program) in terms of Laurent polynomials, I would ...
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How do I get a two-term polynomial with a leading negative sign to display in the correct (i.e. textbook) order?
The first three expressions evaluate as expected and the polynomial is displayed in what I would call "textbook" form. The last expression, however, switches the order of terms. Mathematica employs ...
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How to keep Collect[] result in order?
For example,
Collect[(1 + x + Cos[s] x^2)^3, x]
gives the result
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Rearranging a Polynomial
In Mathematica 8.04 on Windows, I want to display a formula in standard textbook format. The formula is the variance of an $N$-security portfolio. For two securities it is:
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