Re : Integrate is driving me crazy, please help!
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- From: "Jaccard Florian" <Florian.Jaccard at he-arc.ch>
- Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 04:54:53 -0400 (EDT)
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Hello Jim,
It is in fact a beginner-problem... The arguments of functions must be [] , not () ...
So you should write :
expr = Integrate[hillb*((f0 + hilla)/(2*Pi*f*a*Cos[ArcSin[x/a]] + hillb)) - hilla, {x, -a, a}]
Which gives an answer like you expect...
expr2 = Simplify[expr, {a, hilla, f, hillb, f0} > 0];
expr2 /. {hilla -> 3, hillb -> 50, f0 -> 8, a -> 1, f -> 1.}
gives :
14.037200672826035 + 0.*I
Don't be afraid of the complex numbers, the imaginary part is 0...
Regards
F.Jaccard
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De : Jim Martin [mailto:jim.martin at utah.edu]
Envoyé : lundi, 18. avril 2005 09:09
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Objet : [mg56184] Integrate is driving me crazy, please help!
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