Difference between revisions of "Expand Command"

Latest revision as of 12:48, 5 October 2017

Expand( <Expression> ): Expands the expression.; Example: Expand((2 x - 1)^2 + 2 x + 3) yields 4 x^2 - 2 x + 4.

Note: This command needs to load the Computer Algebra System, so can be slow on some computers. Try using the Polynomial Command instead.

Expand( <Expression> ): Expands the expression.; Example: Expand((2 x - 1)^2 + 2 x + 3) yields 4 x^2 - 2 x + 4.

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-<noinclude>{{Manual Page|version=4.0}}</noinclude>
+<noinclude>{{Manual Page|version=5.0}}</noinclude>{{command|cas=true|algebra}}
-{{command|algebra}}
+;Expand( <Expression> )
-;Expand[ <Function> ]
+:Expands the expression.
-:Expands the function expression.
+:{{example|1=<code><nowiki>Expand((2 x - 1)^2 + 2 x + 3)</nowiki></code> yields <math>4 x^2 - 2 x + 4</math>.}}
-{{example|1=<code>Expand[(2x - 1)² + 2x + 3]</code> returns the expression ''4x² - 2x + 4''.}}
+{{note| 1=This command needs to load the Computer Algebra System, so can be slow on some computers. Try using the [[Polynomial Command]] instead.}}
-This command works in [[CAS-View]] too.
+==CAS Syntax==
+;Expand( <Expression> )
+:Expands the expression.
+:{{example|1=<code><nowiki>Expand((2 x - 1)^2 + 2 x + 3)</nowiki></code> yields <math>4 x^2 - 2 x + 4</math>.}}