On Monday 03 May 2010 04:51:53 Raymond Toy wrote: > gg : x^3+t*x^2-3*x-2*t$ > lsum(gg*t,t,rootsof(t^2+1)); > -> > ?%lsum(gg*t,t,rootsof(t^2+1))$ > Shouldn't gg be substituted? How can I do this? I think your problem is in the list: (%i1) gg : x^3+t*x^2-3*x-2*t$ (%i2) rts : [-%i,%i]$ (%i3) lsum(gg*t,t,rts); (%o3) 0 regards, John