Re: Simply derivative question, Math 5.
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- Subject: [mg50246] Re: [mg50240] Simply derivative question, Math 5.
- From: DrBob <drbob at bigfoot.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 06:34:07 -0400 (EDT)
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Both these answers are correct: D[(1 + c*E^t)/(1 - c*E^t), t] (c*E^t)/(1 - c*E^t) + (c*E^t*(1 + c*E^t))/(1 - c*E^t)^2 D[(1 + c*e^t)/(1 - c*e^t), t] (c*e^t*Log[e])/(1 - c*e^t) + (c*e^t*(1 + c*e^t)*Log[e])/(1 - c*e^t)^2 Built-in constants start with capitals; hence e is undefined (unless you define it). Bobby On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 00:19:51 -0400 (EDT), Ted Kahn <tedkahn at mindspring.com> wrote: > Hello- I am trying to take the derivative of the following function: > > (1 + c*e^t)/(1 - c*e^t) > > with respect to t. > > ================ > \!\(Simplify[D[\(1 + c\ e\^t\)\/\(1 - c\ e\^t\), t]]\) > ============ > > The answer I get includes an "extra" Log[e] in the numerator. Am I not > using the program correctly or am I not understanding the answer > correctly? Other? > > thanks, -ted -- DrBob at bigfoot.com www.eclecticdreams.net
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- Simply derivative question, Math 5.
- From: "Ted Kahn" <tedkahn@mindspring.com>
- Simply derivative question, Math 5.