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Table 4.2: Polynomial Arithmetic Operators
ExampleOperatorOperation
>
Addition
>
Subtraction
>
*
Multiplication
1
>
>
quo
rem
Division: Quotient
and Remainder
>
^
Exponentiation
2
1
You can specify multiplication explicitly by entering *, which displays in 2-D Math as
. In 2-D Math, you can also implicitly multiply by placing a space character between
two expressions. In some cases, the space character is optional. For example, Maple inter-
prets a number followed by a name as an implicit multiplication.
2
In 2-D Math, exponents display as superscripts.
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