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<B>RATARG</B> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ <B>switch</B><P>
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When <em>ratarg</em> is on, rational expressions can be given to operators
such as
<A HREF=r37_0141.html>coeff</A> and
<A HREF=r37_0161.html>lterm</A> that normally require
polynomials in one of their arguments. When <em>ratarg</em> is off, rational
expressions cause an error message.
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examples: </H3>
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aa := x/y**2 + 1/x + y/x**2;
3 2 3
X + X*Y + Y
AA := --------------
2 2
X *Y
coeff(aa,x);
3 2 3
X + X*Y + Y
***** -------------- invalid as POLYNOMIAL
2 2
X *Y
on ratarg;
coeff(aa,x);
Y 1 1
{--,--,0,-----}
2 2 2 2
X X X *Y
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