On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 3:49 AM, Sand Wraith <omegat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> Is it possible to get order of root of equation? For example equation:
>
> f(x)=(x+1)^2
> and it's solution "solve(f,x)" will be "[x == -1]", but this is not
> perfect clear, because x==-1 have second order. This equation actually
> must have two same roots: [x == -1,x == -1].

Use the roots command:

sage: f = (x + 1)^2
sage: f.roots()
[(-1, 2)]

The 2 is the multiplicity.

William

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