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Manipulation Functions in Mathematica

The document provides an overview of various functions in Mathematica for manipulating algebraic expressions, including `Simplify`, `Expand`, `Factor`, `Collect`, `Apart`, `Together`, `Coefficient`, and `CoefficientList`. Each function is described with examples demonstrating its usage and output. These functions facilitate operations such as simplifying, expanding, factoring, and collecting terms in algebraic expressions.

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Manipulation Functions in Mathematica

The document provides an overview of various functions in Mathematica for manipulating algebraic expressions, including `Simplify`, `Expand`, `Factor`, `Collect`, `Apart`, `Together`, `Coefficient`, and `CoefficientList`. Each function is described with examples demonstrating its usage and output. These functions facilitate operations such as simplifying, expanding, factoring, and collecting terms in algebraic expressions.

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Mathematica is great for manipulating algebraic expressions.

You can use


functions like `Simplify`, `Expand`, `Factor`, `Collect`, and `Together` to
perform various operations.

1. **Simplify[]**: Simplifies algebraic expressions by applying various


mathematical transformations.

Sure, here are a couple of simple examples of using the `Simplify` function in
Mathematica:

Simplify Algebraic Expressions:

Simplify[(x^2 + 2x + 1)/(x + 1)]

2. Expand[]: Expands algebraic expressions by multiplying out terms.

The Expand function in Mathematica is used to expand out expressions


containing algebraic terms, trigonometric functions, and other mathematical
operations.

Expand[(x + 2)^3]

Output: ( x^3 + 6 x^2 + 12 x + 8 )

3. Factor[]: Factors algebraic expressions into simpler forms.

The `Factor` function in Mathematica is used to factorize algebraic


expressions. Here are a few examples

1. Basic Factorization:

Factor[x^2 - 4]

Output: (x - 2) (x + 2)

2. Factoring Polynomials:

Factor[x^3 - 8]

Output: (x - 2) (x^2 + 2 x + 4)

3. Factoring Quadratic Expressions:

Factor[x^2 + 6 x + 9]

Output: `(x + 3)^2`


4. Factoring with Assumptions:

Factor[x^2 - a^2, Assumptions -> {Element[a, Reals]}]

Output: `(x - a) (x + a)`

3. Collect[]: Collects like terms in an expression.

The Collect function in Mathematica is used to collect together terms in an


expression that have the same power of a given variable.

 Basic Usage:

Collect[a x^2 + b x^2 + c x, x]

Output: (a + b) x^2 + c x

 Collecting Powers of x:

Collect[a x^2 + b x^3 + c x^2, x]

Output: a x^2 + (b x^3 + c x^2)

4. Apart[]: Decomposes rational functions into partial fraction form. In


Mathematica, the `Apart` function is used to decompose a rational
function into partial fraction form.
 Basic Usage:

Apart[(x^2 + 3x + 2)/(x + 1)]

This will output: (1 + x) + 1/(1 + x)

5. Together[]: Combines fractions into a single rational expression.

The Together function in Mathematica is used to combine fractions in an


expression into a single fraction. Here are a few examples:

 Basic Usage:

Together[a/b + c/d]

This will output (a d + b c)/(b d).

 Complex Expression:

Together[(x^2 + 3x + 2)/(x^2 + 2x)]

This will output (2 + 3/x + x)/(2 + x).


6. Coefficient[]: Extracts the coefficient of a specified term in an
expression. In Mathematica, the `Coefficient` function allows you to
extract the coefficient of a specified term in a polynomial expression.
Here's an example:

poly = 3 x^3 + 2 x^2 - 5 x + 7;

Coefficient[poly, x^2]

This will return `2`, as it extracts the coefficient of the term `x^2` from
the polynomial poly.

8. CoefficientList[]: Generates a list of coefficients of all terms in an


expression.

In Mathematica, the CoefficientList function is used to extract the coefficients


of a polynomial or a series. Here are a few examples:

 Extract coefficients of a polynomial:

poly = 2 x^3 - 3 x^2 + 5 x - 7;

CoefficientList[poly, x]

Output: {2, -3, 5, -7}

 Extract coefficients of a series:

series = Series[Sin[x], {x, 0, 5}];

CoefficientList[series, x]

Output: {0, 1, 0, -(1/6), 0, 1/120}

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