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Section 6.1 Algebraic Operations
At its elementary level, Maple can be used as a really large, powerful calculator. It can do any arithmetic operation including, but not limited to, addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (*), division (/), powers (^), and other more complicated operations such as radicals (roots), logarithms, and exponentials. Anytime Maple performs an arithmetic operation, it is creating an
expression .
\begin{equation*}
a+b
\end{equation*}
\begin{equation*}
\displaystyle a-b
\end{equation*}
\begin{equation*}
\displaystyle ab
\end{equation*}
Aside In 2D Math mode (the default font), it is also possible to perform multiplication by including a space between two variables. However, do not use brackets for multiplication. Maple has no way of knowing whether
\(a(b)\) is meant as multiplication or as a function of
\(b\text{.}\)
\begin{equation*}
\displaystyle {\frac {a}{b}}
\end{equation*}
\begin{equation*}
\displaystyle {a}^{b}
\end{equation*}
