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polytocompanion

Maxima Function

Calling Sequence

polytocompanion (p, x)

Description

If p is a polynomial in x, return the companion matrix of p. For a monic polynomial p of degree n, we have p = (-1)^n charpoly (polytocompanion (p, x)).

When p isn't a polynomial in x, signal an error.

polynomialp SciMax Toolbox posfun