Re: problem with double integral
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- Subject: [mg107669] Re: problem with double integral
- From: dh <dh at metrohm.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:32:00 -0500 (EST)
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Hi Regina, you may do it like: fun[Q_?NumericQ]:= NIntegrate[(Exp[-1/(4 x) - 4 x]), {x, Q, \[Infinity]}] NIntegrate[1/fun[x], {x, 0, 1}] Note that I changed the order of the limits and defined fun only for numerical arguments. Otherwise NIntegrate is not happy. Daniel On 18.02.2010 11:15, Regina wrote: > Hi there, > i got a problem: how can i evaluate the following integral: > define: > i[Q_] := Integrate[(Exp[-a/(4 x) - 4 x]), {x, \[Infinity], Q}] > now i want to compute: > NIntegrate[1/i[Q], {Q, 0, 1}] > > what am i doing wrong? how can i integrate that function? > -- Daniel Huber Metrohm Ltd. Oberdorfstr. 68 CH-9100 Herisau Tel. +41 71 353 8585, Fax +41 71 353 8907 E-Mail:<mailto:dh at metrohm.com> Internet:<http://www.metrohm.com>