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Edit detail for #314 Wrong answer for integrate(2*atan(x)/(1+x^2),x) revision 4 of 8

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Editor: japp
Time: 2008/10/14 06:03:22 GMT-7
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From japp Tue Oct 14 06:03:22 -0700 2008
From: japp
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:03:22 -0700
Subject: From Fricas
Message-ID: <20081014060322-0700@axiom-wiki.newsynthesis.org>

http://fricas.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/fricas/trunk/src/algebra/gaussian.spad.pamphlet?r1=257&r2=358&view=patch

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The antiderivative should be \atan(x)^2, however:

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(1) -> integrate(2*atan(x)/(1+x^2),x)

\label{eq1}{\arctan \left({x}\right)}^{2}(1)
Type: Union(Expression(Integer),...)
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D(%,x)

\label{eq2}\frac{2 \ {\arctan \left({x}\right)}}{{{x}^{2}}+ 1}(2)
Type: Expression(Integer)
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D(atan(x)^2,x)

\label{eq3}\frac{2 \ {\arctan \left({x}\right)}}{{{x}^{2}}+ 1}(3)
Type: Expression(Integer)

Maybe this is related to bug #293, i.e., Axiom choosing the wrong branch of \atan, or #141?

Yes, it is related to #293 --kratt6, Tue, 29 Aug 2006 04:55:37 -0500 reply
Look at
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f x == 2*atan(x)+atan(2*x/(x^2-1))
Type: Void

Differentiating, we see that f is constant

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D(f x, x)
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Compiling function f with type Variable(x) -> Expression(Integer)

\label{eq4}0(4)
Type: Expression(Integer)

However, f is not continuous at 1, and indeed,

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numeric f(%pi)
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Compiling function f with type PiDomain -> Expression(Integer)

\label{eq5}3.1415926535 \<u> 897932385(5)
Type: Float

Drawing the function makes the situation quite clear...

fixed in FriCAS? --kratt6, Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:56:46 -0800 reply
Category: Aldor Library Compiler => Axiom Library Status: open => fix proposed

Status: fix proposed => fixed somewhere

no patch available

http://fricas.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/fricas/trunk/src/algebra/gaussian.spad.pamphlet?r1=257&r2=358&view=patch