Program that combines (x+2)(x^2+2)(x+..) etc..?

Demerdar

I know the new and hip TI 89 calculators can do that, but I need a program that will combine these 'foiled' terms of a polynomial into a polynomial.

such as turning (x+2)(x+3) into x^2 + 5x + 6

The reason I'm asking is that I have probably a good 5 or 6 terms per problem with quite a few of them, and since this is a pretty arbitrary step in what I'm doing, I'd like to know if there are any programs on the internet that will do this for me? I did much googling, but wasn't finding much.

Thanks.

BlochWave

Your google-fu is weak

http://www.algebrahelp.com/calculators/equation/simplifying/calc.do?equation=%28x%2B2%29%28x%2B3%29%3D0

Herschel

Mathematica will do this for you -- if you're at a university, it's likely that they have it preinstalled in the computer labs. You could also try using the bot in #math on freenode IRC: http://freenode-math.com/index.php/Mbot

wabbiteh

If you're looking for software, you can check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_computer_algebra_systems

Most of the programs there are probably a bit heavyweight if that's going to be all you'll use them for, so you might as well just use the calculators others have listed, or google for "algebra calculator", "algebra solver", "algebra simplifier", etc.