Re: NIntegrate & Integrate
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- Subject: [mg100155] Re: [mg100048] NIntegrate & Integrate
- From: peter <plindsay.0 at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 05:12:02 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <200905220547.BAA19130@smc.vnet.net>
In[1]:= {a,b}={8.76,4.56};
NIntegrate[2*Cos[x],{x,a,b}]
Out[2]= -3.21059
In[3]:= Integrate[2*Cos[x],{x,a,b}]
Out[3]= -3.21059
In[4]:= $Version
Out[4]= 7.0 for Mac OS X x86 (32-bit) (February 18, 2009)
2009/5/22 Konstantin <kzhuravl at mtu.edu>:
> Hello everybody,
>
> Easy question for Mathematica. Evaluate definite integral: 2*Cos[x] from =
8.76 to 4.56.
>
> I have evaluated it three different ways: Integrate, NIntegrate and Integ=
ral sign from basic math input palette.
>
> Here is the code(without Integral sign from basic math input palette):
>
> Clear[x]
> {a, b} = {8.76, 4.56};
> NIntegrate[2*Cos[x], {x, a, b}]
> Clear[x]
> Integrate[2*Cos[x], {x, a, b}]
>
> My output is:
>
> 3.21059(NIntegrate)
> -3.21059(Integrate)
>
> The right answer is -3.21059.
>
> Why does NIntegrate gave me wrong answer? Any help is appreciated. Thanks
>
> Konstantin
>
>
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Peter Lindsay
- References:
- NIntegrate & Integrate
- From: Konstantin <kzhuravl@mtu.edu>
- NIntegrate & Integrate