Good idea to use ArcTan[x,y] in Solve[], Integrate[] etc?
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- Subject: [mg37308] Good idea to use ArcTan[x,y] in Solve[], Integrate[] etc?
- From: frankeye at cox.net (Frank Iannarilli)
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 04:48:23 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi, Is there any wisdom on whether one should employ or avoid the 2-argument form of ArcTan[], versus ArcTan[y/x], in expressions involving Solve[] and Integrate[]? Is there any harm? Is there any benefit? Thanks!