Integrate is driving me crazy, please help!
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- Subject: [mg56184] Integrate is driving me crazy, please help!
- From: Jim Martin <jim.martin at utah.edu>
- Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 03:08:44 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hello Mathematica Experts:
I am a biomechanist and work mostly in the area of muscle contraction. I
do a lot of numerical computations using excel, but right now I need an
analytical solution that represents force as a function of position
integrated over a shortening amplitude. I downloaded a trial version of
Mathematica and have tried to obtain a solution for this:
Integrate[(hillb*((f0 + hilla)/(2*pi*f*a*Cos(ArcSin(x/a)) + hillb))) -
hilla, {x, -a, a}]
Mathematica returns this:
(-4 a ArcSin Cos f hilla pi + (f0 + hilla) hillb (-Log[hillb - 2 a
ArcSin Cos f pi] + Log[hillb + 2 a ArcSin Cos f pi]))/(4 a ArcSin
Cos f pi)
I know the line wrap makes this hard to read so please feel free to
email me and I can send you the output as a picture.
In a sample data set, hilla=3, hillb=50, f0=8, a=1, f=1
I can numerically integrate this function and obtain a value for that
sample data set of 14.04. When I put those sample values into the
solution that Mathematica produces, I get 10.01.
Can any of you please give a hand here? I must be making some simple
Mathematica-beginner error but I just can't see it.
In Mathematica, Log is Log to base e, right (LN in excel)? Did I use
variables that have intrinsic functions in Mathematica? Maybe I am
misunderstanding the output with regard to implicit parentheses etc.
Any help appreciated!
Thanks,
Jim
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