Re: factoring
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- Subject: [mg115145] Re: factoring
- From: r_poetic <radford.schantz at mms.gov>
- Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 04:56:31 -0500 (EST)
- References: <ifj6s5$5f2$1@smc.vnet.net>
On Dec 30 2010, 7:07 pm, DrMajorBob <btre... at austin.rr.com> wrote: > It fails because the variables x, y, and z do not appear in the original > expression. (It involves only the three variables xy, xz, and yz.) > > This works, however: > > Factor[x y - x z + y^2 - y z] > > (x + y) (y - z) > > Bobby > > On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 03:09:17 -0600, r_poetic <radford.scha... at mms.gov> > wrote: > > > Hello, > > an easy question: > > > why does Factor[xy-xz+y^2-yz] fail to return (x+y)(y-z), and what > > command would do that? > > > Thanks! > > -- > DrMajor... at yahoo.com Thanks for both responses! RS