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  • Subject: [mg124983] Re: question about NIntegrate
  • From: Alexei Boulbitch <Alexei.Boulbitch at iee.lu>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:26:01 -0500 (EST)
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Hi,



I want to use function NIntegrate to integrate a function of x

that depends on two parameters y and z. However, when I write

something of the kind:



y=10;

z=1;

NIntegrate[Exp[-(x-y)/z],{x,0,Infinity}]



I get an error: Integrand is not numerical at {x} = {1.}



Strangely, if my function has only one parameter, the following

code works fine:



y=10;

NIntegrate[Exp[-(x-y)],{x,0,Infinity}]



giving the result 22026.5



What am I doing wrong?



Leslaw





Hi, Leslaw,



Your code worked for me:



y=10;

z=1;

NIntegrate[Exp[-(x-y)/z],{x,0,Infinity}]

22026.5



inT[y_,z_]:=NIntegrate[Exp[-(x-y)/z],{x,0,Infinity}];



inT[10,1]

22026.5



NIntegrate[Exp[-(x-y)/z],{x,0,Infinity}]/.{y->10,z->1}

22026.5



You may have typed something wrong, or some invisible sign. Just retype your function once more.

Have fun, Alexei



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