collecting terms



try rat(p, c);

Barton Willis wrote:
> -----maxima-admin@math.utexas.edu wrote: -----
> 
> 
>>I have been unable to find something like maple's
>>or mupad 'scollect ().
> 
> 
> (%i1) p : expand((a+b+c)^3);
> (%o1) c^3+3*b*c^2+3*a*c^2+3*b^2*c+6*a*b*c+3*a^2*c+b^3+3*a*b^2+3*a^2*b+a^3
> (%i2) collectterms(p,c);
> Warning - you are redefining the MACSYMA function INTERSECTION
> (%o2) c^3+(3*b+3*a)*c^2+(3*b^2+6*a*b+3*a^2)*c+b^3+3*a*b^2+3*a^2*b+a^3
> (%i3) facsum(p,c);
> (%o3) c^3+3*(b+a)*c^2+3*(b+a)^2*c+(b+a)^3
> 
> Barton
> 
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