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FactorSquareFree


Usage Message:

FactorSquareFree[poly] pulls out any multiple factors in a polynomial.

Attributes[FactorSquareFree] = {Listable, Protected}

Options:

Extension -> None
Modulus -> 0
Trig -> False

Notes:

FactorSquareFree does a limited amount of factorization even for factors that are not repeated factors. For example:

In[1]:= FactorSquareFree[2 x^2 - 2 y^2]

            2    2
Out[1]= 2 (x  - y )

Known Bugs

See Factor .


Additional Online Documentation:

Mathematica 3.0
http://documents.wolfram.com/v3/RefGuide/FactorSquareFree.html

Mathematica 4.0
http://documents.wolfram.com/v4/RefGuide/FactorSquareFree.html




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