User Guide

To limit the simplification, specify the type of simplification to be performed.
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You can also use the simplify command with side relations. See Substituting
a Value for a Subexpression (page 310).
Factoring
To factor a polynomial:
• Use the factor command.
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Maple can factor polynomials over the domain specified by the coefficients.
You can also factor polynomials over algebraic extensions. For details, refer
to the ?factor help page.
For more information on polynomials, see Polynomial Algebra (page 126).
To factor an integer:
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