defmodule Linear_combination do def display(coeff) do Enum.with_index(coeff) |> Enum.map_join(fn {n,i} -> {m,s} = if n<0, do: {-n,"-"}, else: {n,"+"} case {m,i} do {0,_} -> "" {1,i} -> "#{s}e(#{i+1})" {n,i} -> "#{s}#{n}*e(#{i+1})" end end) |> String.trim_leading("+") |> case do "" -> IO.puts "0" str -> IO.puts str end end end coeffs = [ [1, 2, 3], [0, 1, 2, 3], [1, 0, 3, 4], [1, 2, 0], [0, 0, 0], [0], [1, 1, 1], [-1, -1, -1], [-1, -2, 0, -3], [-1] ] Enum.each(coeffs, &Linear_combination.display(&1))