Subject: The factor function is a little bit silly.
From: J.C. Pizarro
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 20:21:23 +0200
On 2008/4/7, J.C. Pizarro <jcpiza at gmail.com>, i wrote:
> If i remove the expression "-z" then it solved in few seconds:
>
> (%i12) factor(expand((x-y)^1000));
> 1000
> (%o12) (y - x)
Look it, Maxima solved it wrongly! It's bug of Maxima!
The correct answer is (x-y)^1000, not (y-x)^1000 !!!
Sincerely, J.C.Pizarro