Timeline for How do I get a two-term polynomial with a leading negative sign to display in the correct (i.e. textbook) order?
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| May 23, 2014 at 9:52 | comment | added | Kuba | @Jens moreover, it fails with -x + 1. | |
| Aug 3, 2013 at 5:33 | comment | added | VF1 | @Jens, Mr. Wizard good catches - guess I should have done more testing. | |
| Aug 3, 2013 at 5:31 | history | edited | VF1 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | deleted 33 characters in body |
| Aug 3, 2013 at 5:24 | comment | added | Jens | @Mr.Wizard You're right. I thought Sort on blocked Plus is a clever idea, but it doesn't quite do what's needed either. | |
| Aug 3, 2013 at 5:19 | comment | added | Mr.Wizard | @Jens This changes the order of all the other terms, which in my understanding is not desired. I believe all but the last expression should agree with {x^2 + x + 5, -x^2 + x + 5, x^2 + x, -x^2 + x} // TraditionalForm. That is to say, it should match my answer. | |
| Aug 3, 2013 at 5:18 | comment | added | Jens | This is the best answer, I think (+1). But do you really need HoldFirst? | |
| Aug 3, 2013 at 4:47 | history | answered | VF1 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |