Re: Polynomial to List
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- Subject: [mg76944] Re: Polynomial to List
- From: David Bailey <dave at Remove_Thisdbailey.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 05:28:25 -0400 (EDT)
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Nick Hoffman wrote:
> I have a polynomial,
> Lets say:
>
> 1 + x + x^2 + x^3 + x^4
>
>
> and all I need to do is get that into a list of this form
>
> {x^4, x^3, x^2, x, 1}
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
>
>
Assuming you KNOW that you have a sum of terms:
poly=1 + x + x^2 + x^3 + x^4
Reverse[List @@ poly]
David Bailey
http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk