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    EXAMPLE 7 The Following: Manipulate

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    EXAMPLE 7 The following Manipulate command expands (x + 1)n to any power

    between 1 and 10, controlled by radio buttons.

    By default, Factor allows factorization only over the integers. There are options
    that allow this default to be overridden.

    • Extension → {extension1, extension2, . . . } can be used to specify a list of


    algebraic numbers that may be included as well. (The brackets, {}, are not
    needed if only one extension is used.)
    • Extension → Automatic extends the field to include any algebraic numbers that
    appear in the polynomial.
    • GaussianIntegers → True allows the factorization to take place over the set of

    integers with adjoined. Alternatively, or I may be included in the list


    of extensions.

    EXAMLE 8

    The greatest common divisor (GCD) of polynomials, p1, p2 . . . is the polynomial


    of largest degree that can be divided evenly (remainder = 0) into p1, p2, . . . . The
    least common multiple (LCM) of polynomials p1, p2, . . . is the polynomial of
    smallest degree that can be divided evenly by p1, p2, . . . .

    PolynomialGCD[p1, p2,...] computes the greatest common divisor of the


    polynomialsp1, p2, . . .

    PolynomialLCM[p1, p2,...] computes the least common multiple of the


    polynomials p1,p2, . . .

    EXAMLE 9
    p = (x − 1)(x − 2)2 (x − 3)3;

    q = (x − 1)2 (x − 2)(x − 3)4;

    PolynomialGCD[p, q]

    (−3 + x)3(−2 + x)(−1 + x)

    PolynomialLCM[p, q]

    (−3 + x)4(−2 + x)2(−1 + x)2


    By default, both PolynomialGCD and PolynomialLCM assume the coefficients of the
    polynomials to be rational numbers. As with Factor, the option Extension can be
    used to specify a list of algebraic numbers (and/or I) that may be allowed.

    EXAMLE 10

    Although Mathematica will automatically expand integer exponents of products


    and quotients, if the exponent is non-integer, the expression will be left
    unexpanded. To force the “distribution” of the exponent, the
    command PowerExpand is available.

    PowerExpand [expression] expands nested powers, powers of products and


    quotients, roots of products and quotients, and their logarithms.

    EXAMPLE 11

    One must be very careful with PowerExpand when multi-valued functions


    are involved.

    EXAMLE 12

    Here are a few additional examples illustrating PowerExpand:

    EXAMLE 13

    (ax)y // PowerExpand

    axy

    (a/b)x // PowerExpand

    ax b−x
    Log[x y] // PowerExpand

    Log[x] + Log[y]

    Log[x/y] // PowerExpand

    Log[x] − Log[y]

    Log[xy ] // PowerExpand

    y Log[x]

    SOLVED PROBLEMS

    7.1 Test to see if 1 + x sin y + x2 cos y + x5ey is a polynomial in x. Is it a


    polynomial in y?

    SOLUTION

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