Hi,
take a look at this:
(C133) integrand:1/(sqrt(2)+sin(x));
(D133) 1/(SIN(x)+SQRT(2))
(C134) integrate(integrand,x,0,2*%pi);
(D134) 2*%PI
(C135) defint(integrand,x,0,2*%pi);
(D135) 2*%PI
(C136) ldefint(integrand,x,0,2*%pi);
(D136) 0
Now, I have some questions:
1. Judging from the info pages I assumed that "ldefint" is more powerful
than "defint". Then why does it return the wrong result but "integrate"
and "defint" return the correct result?
2. Maxima returns a non continuous indefinite integral:
(C214) ratsimp(integrate(integrand,x));
(D214) 2*ATAN((SQRT(2)*SIN(x)+COS(x)+1)/(COS(x)+1))
Shouldn't integrate always return a continuous function when the
integrand is continuous?
3. Why are there both "integrate" and "defint"? According to the
documentation they are the same. Shouldn't "defint" be flagged as
deprecated?
Felix