Taylor Question





-----maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote: -----

>To: maxima at math.utexas.edu
>From: David Ronis <ronis at ronispc.chem.mcgill.ca>
>Sent by: maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu
>Date: 10/22/2007 06:16PM
>Subject: Taylor Question
>
>I have a function, f(x), that when Taylor expanded around x=1 in maxima
>gives:
>
>
>                           2
>         M_tot N   (M_tot N  + 2 M_tot N) (x - 1)
>(%o7)/T/ ------- + ------------------------------
>            2                    12
>                                                2                     2
>                                        (M_tot N  + 2 M_tot N) (x - 1)
>                                      - -------------------------------
>+ . . .
>                                                      24
>
>Is there a flag that will simplify the coefficients of (x-1) separately.


Try things like map('factor, %) or map('ratsimp, %), or ...

BW

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