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can the prime really not solve this integral?
02-28-2014, 08:15 AM
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RE: can the prime really not solve this integral?
(02-28-2014 04:52 AM)rkf Wrote:  
(02-27-2014 07:08 PM)parisse Wrote:  We almost never test the CAS in degree mode, therefore more bugs are expected there. The reason here is that for numeric integration with an infinite boundary you must make a change of variable, here we set tan(y)=x for y in 0..pi/2, dx=(1+tan(y)^2)*dy ... except that in degree mode you must add a pi/180 factor.

Interestingly enough, both HP50g, and TI-92 Plus, give a numerically correct approximation to the exact answer (pi^4/15) independent of the degree/radiant setting :-)

Yes, to use a HP-Prime properly, I would recommend to have a HP-50G by hand, just in case.
I tried to solve it on my 4 years old HP-50G, and voilá, the numeric answer was easy to get (pls see attachments).

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