CAS Equation Writer ALGB menu COLLECT

Factors over the integers

COLLECT combines like terms and factors the expression over the integers.

Example 1:

To factor over the integers you would type:
COLLECT(X²-4)

which gives in real mode:
(X-2) * (X+2)

Example 2:

To factor over the integers you would type:
COLLECT(X²-2)

which gives:
x2 - 2

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