Is there a simple way to get maxima to simplify a+b*x+c*x to a+(b+c)*x (In real life, a,b,c, and x may all be more complex expressions.) -- Daniel M. Israel Mail Stop P365 Staff Scientist Los Alamos National Laboratory XCP-4-Methods & Algorithms Phone: (505)-665-5664 E-mail: dmi1 at lanl.gov