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  1. * factor                                              internal + external
  2. factor(y)                                             internal
  3. It factorizes y.
  4. See also: expand, expandexp.
  5. e.g.
  6. IN:  factor(a^2 + 2*a*b + b^2)
  7. OUT: (a+b)^2
  8.  
  9. factor(y, x)                                          external
  10. It factorizes y for x. y must be polynomial with order < 5.
  11. e.g.
  12. IN:  factor(x^2+5*x+6, x)
  13. OUT: (2+x) (3+x)
  14.