Re: Mathematica not considering an assumption
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- Subject: [mg82667] Re: Mathematica not considering an assumption
- From: "David Park" <djmpark at comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:56:27 -0500 (EST)
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In Mathematica 6.0.1
Assuming[a < 0, Integrate[x^a, {x, 5, 6}]]
Limit[%, a -> -1] gives
(-5^(1 + a) + 6^(1 + a))/(1 + a)
Log[6/5]
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David Park
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<matematica65 at gmail.com> wrote in message news:ffv36o$bf0$1 at smc.vnet.net...
> Assuming[a < 0,Integrate[x^a, {x, 5, 6}]}]
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> This Integral, for a = -1, is equal to Log(6/5)
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> Why doesn't Mathematica report it?
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> Thank you in advance,
> Leonardo
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