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Re: [LUG] Software hunt: Something to solve equations

 

Terry Hill wrote:
> 
> A few of us at college are having trouble with algebra, and have all
> got different answers for sections of our last home study section.  I
> just wondered if there was something out there in open source land
> which will resolve equations like this: 5a(3b+2a)-a(2a+3c) solving
> them as best as can be done.  That way we can all check our work as
> some of us are obviously going wrong somewhere.

sudo aptitude install yacas

yacas
IN>
 Simplify (5*a*(3*b+2*a)-a*(2*a+3*c))
OUT>
 8*a^2+15*a*b-3*a*c



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