Difference between revisions of "Expand Command"
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; Expand[Function]: Multiplies out bracketed factors of the expression by applying the distributive property to factors in parentheses and combining like factors. | ; Expand[Function]: Multiplies out bracketed factors of the expression by applying the distributive property to factors in parentheses and combining like factors. | ||
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Revision as of 04:00, 27 October 2009
- Expand[Function]
- Multiplies out bracketed factors of the expression by applying the distributive property to factors in parentheses and combining like factors.
- Example: Expand[(x + 3)(x - 4)] yields f(x) = x2 - x - 12.
