symbolic and indefinite differentiation
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- Subject: [mg35401] symbolic and indefinite differentiation
- From: Philippe Huber <huberph at infomaniak.ch>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 05:24:06 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hello,
I have a dummy question: I would like to know if it is possible (and how) to
differentiate a symbolic sum like
f(x1,...,xn)=Sum[x^2[[k]],{k,1,p}]
with respect to xi. I should obtain 2xi.
Thank you for your help
Philippe