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<B>CHEBYSHEVT</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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The <em>ChebyshevT</em> operator computes the nth Chebyshev T Polynomial (of the
 
first kind). 
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<em>ChebyshevT</em>(&lt;integer&gt;,&lt;expression&gt;) 
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ChebyshevT(3,xx); 

          2
  xx*(4*xx   - 3) 



ChebyshevT(3,4); 

  244

</TT></PRE><P>Chebyshev's T polynomials are computed using the recurrence relati
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ChebyshevT(n,x) := 2x*ChebyshevT(n-1,x) - ChebyshevT(n-2,x) with 
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ChebyshevT(0,x) := 0 and ChebyshevT(1,x) := x 
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