Re: polynomial coefficients in descending powers
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- Subject: [mg10771] Re: polynomial coefficients in descending powers
- From: Allan Hayes <hay@haystack.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 00:58:19 -0500
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Eduardo Pires wrote: > In Mathematica I enter: > In[1]:= > s + 10 > ---------------------- > s^2 + 100 s + 50 > > and get : > > Out[1]= > 10 + s > --------------------- > 50 + 100 s + s^2 > > How Mathematica can by default output a fractional expression with the > polynomial coefficients in descending powers of s, like de input ?. Eduardo: TraditionalForm uses the order that you want. To convert a cell to this, select the cell and use the menu Cell>Convert to TraditionalForm To make Traditional form the default for all output, use Cell>Default Output FormatType>TraditionalForm -- Allan Hayes Training and Consulting Leicester, UK hay@haystack.demon.co.uk http://www.haystack.demon.co.uk voice: +44 (0)116 271 4198 fax: +44 (0)116 271 8642