i1 : R = QQ[a..c]; i2 : I = intersect(ideal(c-3*a,b-2*a),ideal(a-5*b,c+4*b)); i3 : G = flatten entries super basis(2,I); i4 : B = flatten entries basis (2,R); i5 : M = matrix apply(#G, i-> apply(#B, j -> coefficient(B_j,G_i))) o5 = | 11 -19 9 0 0 0 | | 0 1 0 -19 9 0 | | 0 0 11 0 -19 9 | | 0 0 0 12 -5 -2 | i6 : flatten entries gens minors(4,M) o6 = {15972, -6655, 27588, 1573, -25289, -2662, -13068, -4598, 18634, 10043, 2178, -11979, -6655, 11495, -5445} i7 : gcd(oo) o7 = 121 i8 : o6/o7 o8 = {132, -55, 228, 13, -209, -22, -108, -38, 154, 83, 18, -99, -55, 95, -45} --Up to a common factor of 121, we see the same Plucker coordinates that appear as in our calculation by hand. However, the order is different, due to Macaulay 2's use of a different ordering convention.