You can use a semicolon or no punctuation to terminate a Maple input command and generate the output as shown:

factor(x^2 + 2*x + 1);

${\left(x+1\right)}^2$

factor(x^2 + 2*x + 1)

${\left(x+1\right)}^2$

If the input ends with a colon, the result is computed but not displayed.

factor(x^2 +2*x +1):

Assign a Maple expression to a name so that you can use the expression again in subsequent calculations.

expn := 3 * sin(x) + 2 * cos(x);

$\mathrm{expn}≔3\sin \left(x\right)+2\cos \left(x\right)$

sin(x) * expn;

$\sin \left(x\right)\left(3\sin \left(x\right)+2\cos \left(x\right)\right)$

You can also assign equations to names.

eqn := y = 5*x - 3;

$\mathrm{eqn}≔y=5x-3$

Define your own functions.

f := x -> x * 2;

$f≔x\mapsto 2\cdot x$

f(3);

$6$

f(y + 1);

$2y+2$

As you develop your worksheet, you can use inert Maple commands to help identify each step of the problem-solving process or to delay evaluation.

Active and Inert Functions