The first problem I tried on mathway was to solve csc( x ) >= 0. As one
step, it told me that
x >= 1 / NaN.
After that, it simplified NaN to a * N^2. It seems that non-silicon
based mathematics tutors are
still in demand :)
Barton
maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote on 11/12/2008 08:56:49 AM:
> I especially like how it evaluates integrate(exp(-x^2),x). The final
> answer is (gasp!):
>
> -binos((x^2))vyD+C
>
> (I think each of those letters is a separate variable, and i is
sqrt(-1).)
>
> I'm not sure what it's doing, but part way through it finds a division
> by zero (erroneously), but then continues anyway.
>
> Ray
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