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How to deduce a generator formula for a polynomial sequence?
Consider a polynomial sequence $\{p_n\}$ generated by some (simple) rule:
$$
\begin{array}{l}
p_1(x)=x \\
p_2(x)=2 x-x^2 \\
p_3(x)= x^3-3 x^2+3 x \\
p_4(x)=-x^4+4 x^3-6 x^2+4 x \\
p_5(x)= x^5-5 ...
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Factoring polynomials to factors involving complex coefficients
I've run into some problems using Factor on polynomials with complex coefficient factors. Reading the documentation it looks like it only factors over the ...
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Surprises simplifying simple polynomials
I came across some somewhat surprising behavior of Simplify today, on something very simple. Let's take two cubic polynomials that we know have the same value:
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