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From: harper@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (John Harper)
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Subject: Re: Maple Integration Question
Date: 13 Jan 1999 03:49:05 GMT
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In article <77gpne$4c5@news.uncc.edu>,
Harischandra P Cherukuri <hcheruku@ws280.uncc.edu> wrote:

>When I try integrating a function alg(theta) using two
>different methods but the same integration limits, I get
>two different results. Am I missing something in the syntax?
[snip]
>restart;
>alg:=theta->1+B1/(a-theta)^m; 
[snip]
>a:=3.5:m:=10:thmin:=1.:thmax:=3.:
>int(alg(theta),theta=thmin..thmax);
>
>                     1.666666667 + 56.88885976 B1

Not only is that wrong (consider B1 = 0 to see why), but when I tried 
it with Maple V Release 4, I got 2.333333333 + 56.88885975 B1, which 
is just as far off the right answer but on the other side of it!

John Harper, School of Mathematical and Computing Sciences, 
Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
e-mail john.harper@vuw.ac.nz phone (+64)(4)471 5341 fax (+64)(4)495 5045