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Algebraic

  

MakeMonic

  

rewrite a RootOf in terms of a monic RootOf

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Calling Sequence

MakeMonic(r)

Parameters

r

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algebraic expression

Description

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MakeMonic expresses a RootOf in terms of a monic RootOf. It pulls the leading coefficient of the defining polynomial out of the RootOf and into the denominator.

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MakeMonic only works on indexed, labeled, or one-argument RootOfs. For RootOfs with a numerical approximation or a range as selector, MakeMonic returns the input unchanged.

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Nested RootOfs that are indexed, labeled, or one-argument, are handled recursively.

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If r is not a RootOf or not of type algext, it is returned unchanged.

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For indexed RootOfs, the leading coefficient is pulled out only if its signum is  or .

Examples

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Note that RootOf itself tries to get rid of non-integral leading coefficients by inverting them:

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In the next example, the leading coefficient is not invertible, and after pulling it out there is a zero divisor in the denominator:

(9)

(10)

See Also

Algebraic

RootOf

 


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