# Elaborate reference of `Ryacas` functionality

#### Rob Goedman, Gabor Grothendieck, Søren Højsgaard, Ayal Pinkus and Mikkel Meyer Andersen

#### 2025-09-04

    library(Ryacas0)

# Introduction

`Ryacas` makes the `yacas` computer algebra system available from within `R`. The name `yacas` is short for “Yet Another Computer Algebra System”. The `yacas` program is developed by Ayal Pinkhuis (who is also the maintainer) and others, and is available at http://www.yacas.org/ for various platforms. There is a comprehensive documentation (300+ pages) of `yacas` (also available at http://www.yacas.org/) and the documentation contains many examples.

# `R` expressions, `yacas` expressions and `Sym` objects

The `Ryacas` package works by sending ``commands'' to`yacas`which makes the calculations and returns the result to`R`. There are various different formats of the return value as well

## `R` expressions

A call to `yacas` may be in the form of an `R` expression which involves valid R calls, symbols or constants (though not all valid `R` expressions are valid). For example:

    exp1 <- yacas(expression(Factor(x^2-1)))

The result `exp1` is not an expression in the `R` sense but an object of class `"yacas"`. To evaluate the resulting expression numerically, we can do

    Eval(exp1, list(x=4))

    ## [1] 15

## `yacas` expressions

Some commands are not proper `R` expressions. For example, typing

    yacas(expression(D(x)Sin(x)))

produces an error. For such cases we can make a specification using the `yacas` syntax:

    yacas("D(x)Sin(x)")

    ## yacas_expression(cos(x))

## `Sym` objects

Probably the most elegant way of working with `yacas` is by using `Sym` objects. A `Sym` object is a `yacas` character string that has the “Sym” class. One can combine `Sym` objects with other `Sym` objects as well as to other `R` objects using `+`, `-` and other similar `R` operators.

The function `Sym(x)` coerces an object `x` to a `Sym` object by first coercing it to character and then changing its class to “Sym”:

    x <- Sym("x")

Operations on `Sym` objects lead to new `Sym` objects:

    x+4

    ## yacas_expression(x + 4)

One can apply `sin`, `cos`, `tan`, `deriv`, `Integrate` and other provided functions to `Sym` objects. For example:

    Integrate(sin(x), x)

    ## yacas_expression(-cos(x))

In this way the communication with `yacas` is ``tacit’’.

It is important to note the difference between the `R` name `x` and the symbol `"x"` as illustrated below:

    x <- Sym("xs")
    x

    ## yacas_expression(xs)

    x+4

    ## yacas_expression(xs + 4)

    Eval(x+4, list(xs=5))

    ## [1] 9

The convention in the following is 1) that `Sym` objects match with their names that they end with an ‘s’, e.g.

    xs <- Sym('xs')

# A sample session

Algebraic calculations:

    yacas(expression((10 + 2) * 5 + 7^7))

    ## yacas_expression(823603)

    yacas(expression(1/14+5/21* (30- 1+ 1/2)))

    ## yacas_expression(149/21)

    #(Sym(10) + Sym(2)) * Sym(5) + Sym(7) ^ Sym(7)
    Sym("10 * 2") * 5 + Sym(7) ^ 7

    ## yacas_expression(823643)

    #(Sym(10) + 2) * 5 + Sym(7) ^ 7
    #Sym("(10+2)*5 + 7^7")
    Sym("1/14 + 5/21 * (30 - 1+1/2)")

    ## yacas_expression(149/21)

Numerical evaluations:

    yacas(expression(N(-12/2)))

    ## yacas_expression(-6)

    Sym("-12/2")

    ## yacas_expression(-6)

    #Eval(Sym("-12/2"))

Symbolic expressions:

    yacas(expression(Factor(x^2-1)))

    ## yacas_expression((x + 1) * (x - 1))

    exp1 <- expression(x^2 + 2 * x^2)
    exp2 <- expression(2 * exp0)
    exp3 <- expression(6 * pi * x)
    exp4 <- expression((exp1 * (1 - sin(exp3))) / exp2)
    yacas(exp4)

    ## yacas_expression(3 * (x^2 * (1 - sin(6 * (x * pi))))/(2 * exp0))

    Factor(xs^2-1)

    ## yacas_expression((xs + 1) * (xs - 1))

    exp1 <- xs^2 + 2 * xs^2
    exp0 <- Sym("exp0")
    exp2 <- 2 * Sym(exp0)
    exp3 <- 6 * Pi * xs
    exp4 <- exp1 * (1 - sin(exp3)) / exp2
    exp4

    ## yacas_expression(3 * (xs^2 * (1 - sin(6 * (xs * pi))))/(2 * exp0))

Combining symbolic and numerical expressions:

    yacas(expression(N(Sin(1)^2 + Cos(x)^2)))

    ## yacas_expression(cos(x)^2 + 0.7080734182)

    N(sin(1)^2 + cos(xs)^2)

    ## yacas_expression(cos(xs)^2 + 0.708073418273571)

Differentiation:

    yacas("D(x)Sin(x)")

    ## yacas_expression(cos(x))

    deriv(sin(xs), xs)

    ## yacas_expression(cos(xs))

Integration:

    yacas("Clear(a,b,A,B)")

    ## yacas_expression(TRUE)

    yacas("Integrate(x,a,b)Sin(x)")

    ## yacas_expression(cos(a) - cos(b))

    as <- Sym("as")
    bs <- Sym("bs")
    Integrate(sin(xs), xs, as, bs)

    ## yacas_expression(cos(as) - cos(bs))

Expanding polynomials:

    yacas("Expand((1+x)^3)")

    ## yacas_expression(x^3 + 3 * x^2 + 3 * x + 1)

    Expand((1+xs)^3)

    ## yacas_expression(xs^3 + 3 * xs^2 + 3 * xs + 1)

Taylor expansion:

    yacas("texp := Taylor(x,0,3) Exp(x)")

    ## yacas_expression(x + x^2/2 + x^3/6 + 1)

    texp <- Taylor(exp(xs), xs, 0, 3)
    # Or: texp <- Sym("texp")

Printing the result in nice forms:

    yacas("PrettyForm(texp)")

    ##
    ##      2    3
    ##     x    x
    ## x + -- + -- + 1
    ##     2    6

    yacas("TeXForm(texp)")

    ## [1] "x + \\frac{x ^{2}}{2}  + \\frac{x ^{3}}{6}  + 1"

    PrettyForm(texp)

    ##
    ##        2     3
    ##      xs    xs
    ## xs + --- + --- + 1
    ##       2     6

    TeXForm(texp)

    ## [1] "xs + \\frac{xs ^{2}}{2}  + \\frac{xs ^{3}}{6}  + 1"

# Simple `yacas` calculations

## Setting and clearing a variable

The function `Set()` and the operator `:=` can both be used to assign values to global variables.

    yacas("n := (10 + 2) * 5")

    ## yacas_expression(60)

    yacas("n := n+n")

    ## yacas_expression(120)

    #yacas("Set(z, Cos(a))")
    #yacas("z+z")

The same can be achieved with `Sym` objects: Consider:

    Set(ns, (10 + 2) * 5)

    ## yacas_expression(60)

Now `ns` exists as a variable in `yacas` (and we can make computations on this variable as above). However we have no handle on this variable in `R`. Such a handle is obtained with

    ns <- Sym("ns")

Now the `R` variable `ns` refers to the `yacas` variable `ns` and we can make calculations directly from `R`, e.g:

    Set(ns,123)

    ## yacas_expression(123)

    ns

    ## yacas_expression(123)

    ns^2

    ## yacas_expression(15129)

Likewise:

    as <- Sym("as")
    zs <- Sym("zs")
    Set(zs, cos(as))

    ## yacas_expression(cos(as))

    zs + zs

    ## yacas_expression(2 * cos(as))

Clear a variable binding execute `Clear()`:

    yacas(expression(n))

    ## yacas_expression(120)

    yacas("Clear(n)")

    ## yacas_expression(TRUE)

    yacas(expression(n))

    ## yacas_expression(n)

    Set(ns, 1)

    ## yacas_expression(1)

    ns <- Sym("ns")
    ns

    ## yacas_expression(1)

    Clear(ns)

    ## yacas_expression(TRUE)

    ns

    ## yacas_expression(ns)

## Symbolic and numerical evaluations, precision

Evaluations are generally exact:

    yacas("Exp(0)")

    ## yacas_expression(1)

    yacas("Exp(1)")

    ## yacas_expression(exp(1))

    yacas("Sin(Pi/4)")

    ## yacas_expression(root(1/2, 2))

    yacas("355/113")

    ## yacas_expression(355/113)

    exp(Sym(0))

    ## yacas_expression(1)

    exp(Sym(1))

    ## yacas_expression(exp(1))

    sin(Pi/4)

    ## yacas_expression(root(1/2, 2))

    Sym("355/113")

    ## yacas_expression(355/113)

To obtain a numerical evaluation (approximation), the `N()` function can be used:

    yacas("N(Exp(1))")

    ## yacas_expression(2.7182818284)

    yacas("N(Sin(Pi/4))")

    ## yacas_expression(0.7071067811)

    yacas("N(355/113)")

    ## yacas_expression(3.1415929203)

    N(exp(1))

    ## yacas_expression(2.71828182845905)

    N(sin(Pi/4))

    ## yacas_expression(0.7071067811)

    N(355/113)

    ## yacas_expression(3.14159292035398)

The `N()` function has an optional second argument, the required precision:

    yacas("N(355/133,20)")

    ## yacas_expression(2.66917293233083)

    N("355/113",20)

    ## yacas_expression(3.14159292035398)

The command `Precision(n)` can be used to specify that all floating point numbers should have a fixed precision of n digits:

    yacas("Precision(5)")

    ## yacas_expression(Precision(5))

    yacas("N(355/113)")

    ## yacas_expression(3.1415929203)

    Precision(5)

    ## yacas_expression(Precision(5))

    N("355/113")

    ## yacas_expression(3.1415929203)

## Rational numbers

Rational numbers will stay rational as long as the numerator and denominator are integers:

    yacas(expression(55/10))

    ## yacas_expression(11/2)

    Sym("55 / 10")

    ## yacas_expression(11/2)

## Symbolic calculation

Some exact manipulations :

    yacas("1/14+5/21*(30-(1+1/2)*5^2)")

    ## yacas_expression(-12/7)

    yacas("0+x")

    ## yacas_expression(x)

    yacas("x+1*y")

    ## yacas_expression(x + y)

    yacas("Sin(ArcSin(alpha))+Tan(ArcTan(beta))")

    ## yacas_expression(alpha + beta)

    Sym("1/14+5/21*(1*30-(1+1/2)*5^2)")

    ## yacas_expression(-12/7)

    xs <- Sym("xs")
    ys <- Sym("ys")
    0+xs

    ## yacas_expression(xs)

    xs+1*ys

    ## yacas_expression(xs + ys)

    sin(asin(xs))+tan(atan(ys))

    ## yacas_expression(xs + ys)

## Complex numbers and the imaginary unit

The imaginary unit \(i\) is denoted I and complex numbers can be entered as either expressions involving I or explicitly Complex(a,b) for a+ib.

    yacas("I^2")

    ## yacas_expression(-1)

    yacas("7+3*I")

    ## yacas_expression(complex_cartesian(7, 3))

    yacas("Conjugate(%)")

    ## yacas_expression(complex_cartesian(7, -3))

    yacas("Exp(3*I)")

    ## yacas_expression(complex_cartesian(cos(3), sin(3)))

    I^2

    ## yacas_expression(-1)

    7+3*I

    ## yacas_expression(complex_cartesian(7, 3))

    Conjugate(7+3*I)

    ## yacas_expression(complex_cartesian(7, -3))

    exp(3*I)

    ## yacas_expression(complex_cartesian(cos(3), sin(3)))

## Recall the most recent line – the `%` operator

The operator `%` automatically recalls the result from the previous line.

    yacas("(1+x)^3")

    ## yacas_expression((x + 1)^3)

    yacas("%")

    ## yacas_expression((x + 1)^3)

    yacas("z:= %")

    ## yacas_expression((x + 1)^3)

    (1+x)^3

    ## yacas_expression((xs + 1)^3)

    zs <- Sym("%")
    zs

    ## yacas_expression((xs + 1)^3)

## Printing with `PrettyForm`, `PrettyPrint` and `TeXForm`

There are different ways of displaying the output.

### Standard form

The (standard) yacas form is:

    yacas("A:={{a,b},{c,d}}")

    ## Yacas matrix:
    ##      [,1] [,2]
    ## [1,] a    b
    ## [2,] c    d

    yacas("B:= (1+x)^2+k^3")

    ## yacas_expression((x + 1)^2 + k^3)

    yacas("A")

    ## Yacas matrix:
    ##      [,1] [,2]
    ## [1,] a    b
    ## [2,] c    d

    yacas("B")

    ## yacas_expression((x + 1)^2 + k^3)

    as <- Sym("as"); bs <- Sym("bs"); cs <- Sym("cs"); ds <- Sym("ds")
    A <- List(List(as,bs), List(cs,ds))
    ks <- Sym("ks")
    B <- (1+xs)^2+ks^3
    A

    ## Yacas matrix:
    ##      [,1] [,2]
    ## [1,] as   bs
    ## [2,] cs   ds

    B

    ## yacas_expression((xs + 1)^2 + ks^3)

### Pretty form

The Pretty form is:

    yacas("PrettyForm(A)")

    ##
    ## /              \
    ## | ( a ) ( b )  |
    ## |              |
    ## | ( c ) ( d )  |
    ## \              /

    yacas("PrettyForm(B)")

    ##
    ##          2    3
    ## ( x + 1 )  + k

    PrettyForm(A)

    ##
    ## /                \
    ## | ( as ) ( bs )  |
    ## |                |
    ## | ( cs ) ( ds )  |
    ## \                /

    PrettyForm(B)

    ##
    ##           2     3
    ## ( xs + 1 )  + ks

### TeX form

The output can be displayed in TeX form:

    yacas("TeXForm(B)")

    ## [1] "\\left( x + 1\\right)  ^{2} + k ^{3}"

    TeXForm(B)

    ## [1] "\\left( xs + 1\\right)  ^{2} + ks ^{3}"

# Commands

## Factorial

    yacas("40!")

    ## yacas_expression(8.15915283247898e+47)

    Factorial(40)

    ## yacas_expression(Factorial(40))

## Taylor expansions

Expand \(\exp(x)\) in three terms around \(0\) and \(a\):

    yacas("Taylor(x,0,3) Exp(x)")

    ## yacas_expression(x + x^2/2 + x^3/6 + 1)

    yacas("Taylor(x,a,3) Exp(x)")

    ## yacas_expression(exp(a) + exp(a) * (x - a) + (x - a)^2 * exp(a)/2 + (x - a)^3 * exp(a)/6)

    xs <- Sym("xs")
    Taylor(exp(xs),xs,0,3)

    ## yacas_expression(xs + xs^2/2 + xs^3/6 + 1)

    as <- Sym("as")
    Taylor(exp(x),x,as,3)

    ## yacas_expression(exp(as) + exp(as) * (xs - as) + (xs - as)^2 * exp(as)/2 + (xs - as)^3 * exp(as)/6)

The `InverseTaylor()` function builds the Taylor series expansion of the inverse of an expression. For example, the Taylor expansion in two terms of the inverse of \(\exp(x)\) around \(x=0\) (which is the Taylor expansion of \(Ln(y)\) around \(y=1\)):

    yacas("InverseTaylor(x,0,2)Exp(x)")

    ## yacas_expression(x - 1 - (x - 1)^2/2)

    yacas("Taylor(y,1,2)Ln(y)")

    ## yacas_expression(y - 1 - (y - 1)^2/2)

    InverseTaylor(exp(xs),xs,0,2)

    ## yacas_expression(xs - 1 - (xs - 1)^2/2)

    Taylor(log(ys),ys,1,2)

    ## yacas_expression(ys - 1 - (ys - 1)^2/2)

## Solving equations

### Solving equations symbolically

Solve equations symbolically with the `Solve()` function:

    yacas("Solve(x/(1+x) == a, x)")

    ## Yacas vector:
    ## [1] x == a/(1 - a)

    yacas("Solve(x^2+x == 0, x)")

    ## Yacas vector:
    ## [1] x == 0  x == -1

    Solve(xs/(1+xs) == as, xs)

    ## Yacas vector:
    ## [1] xs == as/(1 - as)

    Solve(xs^2+xs == 0, xs)

    ## Yacas vector:
    ## [1] xs == 0  xs == -1

    Solve(List(xs^2+ys^2==6, xs-ys==3), List(xs,ys))

    ## Yacas matrix:
    ##      [,1]                    [,2]
    ## [1,] xs == root(6 - ys^2, 2) ys == ys

    # FIXME
    #Solve(List(mean==(xs/(xs+ys)), variance==((xs*ys)/(((xs+ys)^2) * (xs+ys+1)))),
    #    List(xs,ys))

(Note the use of the == operator, which does not evaluate to anything, to denote an “equation” object.)

### Solving equations numerically

To solve an equation (in one variable) like \(sin(x)-exp(x)=0\) numerically taking \(0.5\) as initial guess and an accuracy of \(0.0001\) do:

    yacas("Newton(Sin(x)-Exp(x),x, 0.5, 0.0001)")

    ## yacas_expression(-3.1830630118)

    Newton(sin(xs)-exp(xs),xs, 0.5, 0.0001)

    ## yacas_expression(-3.1830630118)

## Expanding polynomials

    yacas(expression(Expand((1+x)^3)))

    ## yacas_expression(x^3 + 3 * x^2 + 3 * x + 1)

    Expand((x+1)^3)

    ## yacas_expression(xs^3 + 3 * xs^2 + 3 * xs + 1)

## Simplifying an expression

The function Simplify() attempts to reduce an expression to a simpler form.

    y <- Sym("y")
    yacas("(x+y)^3-(x-y)^3")

    ## yacas_expression((x + y)^3 - (x - y)^3)

    yacas("Simplify(%)")

    ## yacas_expression(6 * (x^2 * y) + 2 * y^3)

    (x+y)^3-(x-y)^3

    ## yacas_expression((xs + y)^3 - (xs - y)^3)

    Simplify("%")

    ## yacas_expression(6 * (xs^2 * y) + 2 * y^3)

## Analytical derivatives

Analytical derivatives of functions can be evaluated with the `D()` and `deriv()` functions:

    yacas("D(x) Sin(x)")

    ## yacas_expression(cos(x))

    deriv(sin(xs), xs)

    ## yacas_expression(cos(xs))

These functions also accepts an argument specifying how often the derivative has to be taken, e.g:

    yacas("D(x,4)Sin(x)")

    ## yacas_expression(sin(x))

    deriv(sin(xs),xs,4)

    ## yacas_expression(sin(xs))

## Integration

@ <<echo=F,results=hide>>= yacas(“Clear(a,b,A,B)”)

    ```r
    #yacas("Integrate(x,a,b)Sin(x)")
    #yacas("Integrate(x,a,b)Ln(x)+x")
    #yacas("Integrate(x)1/(x^2-1)")
    yacas("Integrate(x)Sin(a*x)^2*Cos(b*x)")

    ## yacas_expression((2 * sin(b * x)/b - (sin(-2 * (x * a) - b * x)/(-2 * a - b) + sin(-2 * (x * a) + b * x)/(-2 * a + b)))/4)

    #Integrate(sin(x),x,a,b)
    #Integrate(log(x),x,a,b)
    #Integrate(1/(x^2-1),x)
    a <- Sym("a")
    b <- Sym("b")
    Integrate(sin(a*x)^2*cos(b*x),x)

    ## yacas_expression((2 * sin(b * xs)/b - (sin(-2 * (xs * a) - b * xs)/(-2 * a - b) + sin(-2 * (xs * a) + b * xs)/(-2 * a + b)))/4)

## Limits

    #yacas("Limit(x,0)Sin(x)/x")
    yacas("Limit(n,Infinity)(1+(1/n))^n")

    ## yacas_expression(exp(1))

    yacas("Limit(h,0) (Sin(x+h)-Sin(x))/h")

    ## yacas_expression(cos(x))

    #Limit(sin(x)/x,x,0)
    ns <- Sym("ns")
    Limit((1+(1/ns))^ns,ns,Infinity)

    ## yacas_expression(exp(1))

    hs <- Sym("hs")
    Limit((sin(xs+hs)-sin(xs))/hs,hs,0)

    ## yacas_expression(cos(xs))

## Variable substitution

    yacas("Subst(x,Cos(a))x+x")

    ## yacas_expression(2 * cos(a))

    Subst(xs+xs,xs,cos(as))

    ## yacas_expression(2 * cos(as))

## Solving ordinary differential equations

    yacas("OdeSolve(y''==4*y)")

    ## yacas_expression(C547 * exp(2 * x) + C551 * exp(-2 * x))

    yacas("OdeSolve(y'==8*y)")

    ## yacas_expression(C581 * exp(8 * x))

# Matrices

    yacas("E4:={ {u1,u1,0},{u1,0,u2},{0,u2,0} }")

    ## Yacas matrix:
    ##      [,1] [,2] [,3]
    ## [1,] u1   u1   0
    ## [2,] u1   0    u2
    ## [3,] 0    u2   0

    yacas("PrettyForm(E4)")

    ##
    ## /                       \
    ## | ( u1 ) ( u1 ) ( 0 )   |
    ## |                       |
    ## | ( u1 ) ( 0 )  ( u2 )  |
    ## |                       |
    ## | ( 0 )  ( u2 ) ( 0 )   |
    ## \                       /

    u1 <- Sym("u1")
    u2 <- Sym("u2")
    E4 <- List(List(u1, u1, 0), List(u1, 0, u2), List(0, u2, 0))
    PrettyForm(E4)

    ##
    ## /                       \
    ## | ( u1 ) ( u1 ) ( 0 )   |
    ## |                       |
    ## | ( u1 ) ( 0 )  ( u2 )  |
    ## |                       |
    ## | ( 0 )  ( u2 ) ( 0 )   |
    ## \                       /

## Inverse

    yacas("E4i := Inverse(E4)")

    ## Yacas matrix:
    ##      [,1]                           [,2]
    ## [1,] u1 * u2^2/(u1^2 * u2^2)        1/u1 - u1 * u2^2/(u2^2 * u1^2)
    ## [2,] 1/u1 - u1 * u2^2/(u2^2 * u1^2) u1 * u2^2/(u2^2 * u1^2) - 1/u1
    ## [3,] -(u1 * u2/u1)/u2^2             u1 * u2/(u1 * u2^2)
    ##      [,3]
    ## [1,] -(u1 * u2/u1)/u2^2
    ## [2,] u2 * u1/(u2^2 * u1)
    ## [3,] u1/u2^2

    yacas("Simplify(E4i)")

    ## Yacas matrix:
    ##      [,1]  [,2] [,3]
    ## [1,] 1/u1  0    -1/u2
    ## [2,] 0     0    1/u2
    ## [3,] -1/u2 1/u2 u1/u2^2

    yacas("PrettyForm(Simplify(E4i))")

    ##
    ## /                        \
    ## | / 1  \ ( 0 )  / -1 \   |
    ## | | -- |        | -- |   |
    ## | \ u1 /        \ u2 /   |
    ## |                        |
    ## | ( 0 )  ( 0 )  / 1  \   |
    ## |               | -- |   |
    ## |               \ u2 /   |
    ## |                        |
    ## | / -1 \ / 1  \ / u1  \  |
    ## | | -- | | -- | | --- |  |
    ## | \ u2 / \ u2 / |   2 |  |
    ## |               \ u2  /  |
    ## \                        /

    E4i <- Inverse(E4)
    Simplify(E4i)

    ## Yacas matrix:
    ##      [,1]  [,2] [,3]
    ## [1,] 1/u1  0    -1/u2
    ## [2,] 0     0    1/u2
    ## [3,] -1/u2 1/u2 u1/u2^2

    PrettyForm(Simplify(E4i))

    ##
    ## /                        \
    ## | / 1  \ ( 0 )  / -1 \   |
    ## | | -- |        | -- |   |
    ## | \ u1 /        \ u2 /   |
    ## |                        |
    ## | ( 0 )  ( 0 )  / 1  \   |
    ## |               | -- |   |
    ## |               \ u2 /   |
    ## |                        |
    ## | / -1 \ / 1  \ / u1  \  |
    ## | | -- | | -- | | --- |  |
    ## | \ u2 / \ u2 / |   2 |  |
    ## |               \ u2  /  |
    ## \                        /

## Determinant

    yacas("Determinant(E4)")

    ## yacas_expression(-(u1 * u2^2))

    yacas("Determinant(E4i)")

    ## yacas_expression((u1 * u2^2/(u2^2 * u1^2) - 1/u1) * (u1 * u2^2) * u1/(u1^2 * u2^4) - u1 * u2^2 * (u2 * u1) * (u1 * u2)/(u1 * u2^2 * (u2^2 * u1 * (u1^2 * u2^2))) - (1/u1 - u1 * u2^2/(u2^2 * u1^2)) * (u1 * u2)^2/(u2^4 * u1^2) - (1/u1 - u1 * u2^2/(u2^2 * u1^2))^2 * u1/u2^2 - (1/u1 - u1 * u2^2/(u2^2 * u1^2)) * (u2 * u1) * (u1 * u2)/(u2^4 * u1^2) - (u1 * u2^2/(u2^2 * u1^2) - 1/u1) * (u1 * u2)^2/(u1^2 * u2^4))

    yacas("Simplify(E4i)")

    ## Yacas matrix:
    ##      [,1]  [,2] [,3]
    ## [1,] 1/u1  0    -1/u2
    ## [2,] 0     0    1/u2
    ## [3,] -1/u2 1/u2 u1/u2^2

    yacas("Simplify(Determinant(E4i))")

    ## yacas_expression(-1/(u1 * u2^2))

    determinant(E4)

    ## yacas_expression(-(u1 * u2^2))

    determinant(E4i)

    ## yacas_expression((u1 * u2^2/(u2^2 * u1^2) - 1/u1) * (u1 * u2^2) * u1/(u1^2 * u2^4) - u1 * u2^2 * (u2 * u1) * (u1 * u2)/(u1 * u2^2 * (u2^2 * u1 * (u1^2 * u2^2))) - (1/u1 - u1 * u2^2/(u2^2 * u1^2)) * (u1 * u2)^2/(u2^4 * u1^2) - (1/u1 - u1 * u2^2/(u2^2 * u1^2))^2 * u1/u2^2 - (1/u1 - u1 * u2^2/(u2^2 * u1^2)) * (u2 * u1) * (u1 * u2)/(u2^4 * u1^2) - (u1 * u2^2/(u2^2 * u1^2) - 1/u1) * (u1 * u2)^2/(u1^2 * u2^4))

    Simplify(E4i)

    ## Yacas matrix:
    ##      [,1]  [,2] [,3]
    ## [1,] 1/u1  0    -1/u2
    ## [2,] 0     0    1/u2
    ## [3,] -1/u2 1/u2 u1/u2^2

    Simplify(determinant(E4i))

    ## yacas_expression(-1/(u1 * u2^2))

# Miscellaneous

Note that the value returned by `yacas` can be of different types:

    yacas(expression(Factor(x^2-1)),retclass='unquote')

    ## *" ("+" (x ,1 ),"- (x ,1 ))

    yacas(expression(Factor(x^2-1)),retclass='character')

    ## "*" ("+" (x ,1 ),"-" (x ,1 ))

# Output width

Set output width:

    get_output_width()

    ## [1] 60

    set_output_width(120)
    get_output_width()

    ## [1] 120