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expand(x)

Takes the expression x and returns an equivalent expression in lowered form.

Examples

1. Expand a simple expression:

   julia> expand((x + y)^2)
   x^2 + 2*x*y + y^2

   This example expands the expression (x + y)^2 to its expanded form.

2. Expand an expression with variables:

   julia> expand((a + b)*(c + d))
   a*c + a*d + b*c + b*d

   It expands the expression (a + b)*(c + d) to its expanded form, distributing the multiplication.

3. Expand a complex expression:

   julia> expand((x + y + z)^3)
   x^3 + 3*x^2*y + 3*x^2*z + 3*x*y^2 + 6*x*y*z + 3*x*z^2 + y^3 + 3*y^2*z + 3*y*z^2 + z^3

   The function can handle more complex expressions, demonstrated here by expanding (x + y + z)^3.

Common mistake example:

julia> expand(sin(x)^2)
ERROR: MethodError: no method matching expand(::Float64)

In this example, the expand function is applied to a float value instead of an expression. The expand function expects an expression as its argument, so make sure to pass an expression to it for correct usage.

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