Hi,
I’m trying a simple derivation with mathcad 15. At least I thought it was easy.
The function is
I want Mathcad to calculate
But the outcome is obviously missing a term…
Check the attachment for the corresponding xmcd or png.
Can somebody tell me what’s wrong?
Michael
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> Can somebody tell me what’s wrong?
Yes, Mathcad is often very (too) tolerant in this respect, but its wrong from a mathematical point of view to use the same variable for limit AND integration variable as you had done. Use different variables and all works OK.
Mathcads behavior nevertheless is wrong - it should throw an error message instead of yielding a wrong result.
WE
> Can somebody tell me what’s wrong?
Yes, Mathcad is often very (too) tolerant in this respect, but its wrong from a mathematical point of view to use the same variable for limit AND integration variable as you had done. Use different variables and all works OK.
Mathcads behavior nevertheless is wrong - it should throw an error message instead of yielding a wrong result.
WE
