Re: Definitions of the functions
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- Subject: [mg34980] Re: [mg34963] Definitions of the functions
- From: Hugh Walker <hwalker at gvtc.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 03:26:58 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
On Saturday, June 15, 2002, at 11:23 PM, Pawe³ Ga³ecki wrote:
> How do I define a function that is described by different formulas
> depending
> of the interval which the argument is given in????
> For example:
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> y=x for -inf<x<-5
> y=x*x for -5<=x<18
> y=sin x for all the remaining values of x.
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> Anybody got a clue???
>
> Thanks,
> Paweâ?¥ Gaâ?¥ecki
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There are several ways to do this; here is one of them
func[x_]:=x/;x<-5;
func[x_]:=x^2/;xâ?¥-5&&x<18;
func[x_]:= Sin[x];
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Hugh Walker
Gnarly Oaks