Re: MaxValue
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- Subject: [mg99108] Re: [mg99084] MaxValue
- From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:16:47 -0400 (EDT)
- Reply-to: hanlonr at cox.net
Round about way
(-1)^n // ComplexExpand
Cos[Pi*n] + I*Sin[Pi*n]
Simplify[(-1)^n == Cos[n*Pi], Element[n, Integers]]
True
MaxValue[Cos[n*Pi], n]
1
Bob Hanlon
---- BG <galt32 at gmail.com> wrote:
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Suppose I want to find supremum of {(-1)^n: n is natural}, MaxValue
just returns the question itself.
if I ask it sup of (1+2)^n, it givs infinity, but max of (1-2)^n it
just returns the question itself.
FindMaximum and FindMinimum also can't handle (-1)^n...how can it be
done then?