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Re: How do you get polynomials listed in order of decreasing exponent?

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• Subject: [mg40522] Re: [mg40503] How do you get polynomials listed in order of decreasing exponent?
• From: "German Buitrago A." <gerbual at col2.telecom.com.co>
• Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 01:32:31 -0400 (EDT)
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Cdj,

Convert the output cell to TraditionalForm

German Buitrago A.
Manizales, Colombia


----- Original Message -----
From: "cdj" <a_cjones at hotmail.com>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Subject: [mg40522] [mg40503] How do you get polynomials listed in order of decreasing
exponent?


> Hi,
>
> I'm sure this question gets a lot of play, but I couldn't find the
> answer.... sorry.
>
> Just to be clear:
>
> good: x^3 + 5x^2 - 4x - 20
> bad: -20 - 4x + 5x^2 + x^3
>
> How do I get Mathematica to give me the good version whenever it gives
> me a polynomial?
>
> Thanks a bunch,
>
> cdj
>

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  • How do you get polynomials listed in order of decreasing exponent?
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