Quadratic problem - formatting issue

March 28 2008 by Chris Roung 643
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A book had shown me using maple that if I solve({xbx+c=0},{x});

I would get x = (-b + sqrt(b^2-4ac)) / 2  and x = -b - ...    a normal way, the way everyone simplifies it as. 

 

However maple prints out  x = (-1/2) * (b-sqrt(b^2-4ac))/a  and the other x= ....

It is correct, however the formatting is ugly.  Why doesn't it show the same expression in the book which shows maple displaying it properly? 

 
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