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how to tan^2

mdewolff-2
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how to tan^2

Hello,

I want to calculate dynamic deflection of the worm in a worm drive. The formula given in my book does not seem to work in Mathcad Prime 3.0.

In the book there is no multiplier (*) printed after tan^2 and cos^2. There is just empty space. I did change the formula around in all kinds of ways.

I put tan inside parenthesis like (tan)^2, or (tan^2*(gamma+Q)), or (tan(gamma+Q)^2) but nothing works.

What do I do wrong?

Thanks maurits

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tan²(x) = tan(x)²

You have to use the second format in Mathcad.

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tan²(x) = tan(x)²

You have to use the second format in Mathcad.

Thanks! That worked.

Werner_E
25-Diamond I
(To:mdewolff-2)

If you would like to match the notation in your book you could first define

and then use this newly defined function

Note that the first exponent 2 in the function definition is not an exponentiation sign type by ^2 but rather the small superscript available from the keyboard (on mine via altgr+2).

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