Resultant[
,
,
var
] computes the resultant of the polynomials and with respect to the variable var.
Resultant[
,
,
var
,
Modulus->
p
] computes the resultant modulo the prime p.
The resultant of two polynomials and , both with leading coefficient one, is the product of all the differences between roots of the polynomials. The resultant is always a number or a polynomial.
Here is the resultant with respect to y of two polynomials in x and y. The original polynomials have a common root in y only for values of x at which the resultant vanishes.
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,
,
var
] computes the resultant of the polynomials 
and 
with respect to the variable var. 
,
,
var
,
Modulus->
p
] computes the resultant modulo the prime p. 
and 
, both with leading coefficient one, is the product of all the differences 
between roots of the polynomials. The resultant is always a number or a polynomial. 
