Factoring Polynomials with Maple

Maple is available in the Mathematics Center Ansari Business Bldg AB610.

To factor the polynomial

$8+7x+6x^2+5x^3+4x^4+3x^5+2x^6+x^7$
using Maple, enter the command 
> factor(8+7*x+6*x^2+5*x^3+4*x^4+3*x^5+2*x^6+1*x^7,complex);
The output should be 
(x + 1.399506229) (x + 1.016359865 + .9455417790 I)

    (x + 1.016359865 - .9455417790 I) (x + .09455679328 + 1.347923935 I)

    (x + .09455679328 - 1.347923935 I) (x - .8106697732 + .9836028146 I)

    (x - .8106697732 - .9836028146 I)
Last updated: Mon Feb 19 23:33:07 PST 2001