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Re: definite integration of 1/a

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• Subject: [mg86398] Re: definite integration of 1/a
• From: "Chris Chiasson" <chris at chiasson.name>
• Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:05:08 -0500 (EST)
• References: <acbec1a40803091930w2e684027l4c0f34d1ad96d2c1@mail.gmail.com>

I meant that I was expecting Log@a

On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 9:30 PM, Chris Chiasson <chris at chiasson.name> wrote:

> In[1]:=
> Integrate[1/a,{a,1,ablah},Assumptions\[RuleDelayed]ablah>0]
>
> Out[1]=
> \!\(If[ablah > 1, Log[ablah],
>     Integrate[1\/a, {a, 1, ablah},
>       Assumptions \[Rule] ablah \[LessEqual] 1]]\)
>
> I was expecting 1/a. Is there something I can do to get that? Thank you.
>
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> http://chris.chiasson.name/




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