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• Subject: [mg89129] Integrate vs NIntegrate
• From: "Armen Kocharyan" <armen.kocharyan at gmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 06:23:35 -0400 (EDT)

Dear group,


Why do I get different results (Res1, Res2) in Mathematica 6.0.1.0?


*q=-1/2; a=0; b=3;*

*h[x_]=(1+x^3)^q;*

*f[x_]=Integrate[h[x],x];*

*Res1=N[f[b]-f[a]]*

*Res2=NIntegrate[h[x],{x,a,b}]*

**

*Res1 = -2.55387-2.42865 i*

*Res2 = 1.65267*



I'm assuming that Res2 is the correct answer.



Regards,

Armen

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