Problem with evaluation of integration
- Subject: Problem with evaluation of integration
- From: Barton Willis
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:01:03 -0600
By the way:
(%i1) load(abs_integrate)$
(%i2) integrate(a^x,x);
(%o2) a^x/log(a)
(%i3) integrate(x*a^x,x);
(%o3) ((log(a)*x-1)*%e^(log(a)*x))/log(a)^2
--Barton
-----maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote: -----
>When?I'm?using?the?integrate?function?to?evaluate?an?expression,?sometimes
>Maxima?gives?me?a?value?after?calculation.?But?sometimes?it?just?gives?me
>a?formal?mathematical?expression.?For?example,?when?I?enter?this:
>integrate(e^(-x),x,1,5);