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trig representation
10-06-2017, 11:19 AM
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trig representation
Trig functions can produce displayed results that are not immediately obvious as equivalent to an expected result:

Example:
int(x*sec(x^2),x);

This example produces quite a lot of solution terms, and even when simplified, the result looks quite complicated:

ln(((ABS(sin(x^2)^2+2*sin(x^2)+1))/(ABS(sin(x^2)^2-2*sin(x^2)+1))))/8

Given the example input, how/can the result be simplified to this form(?): (1/2)*ln(ABS(sec(x^2)+tan(x^2)))

In general, is there a way to represent trig expressions in more compact terms, other than the trigx commands trigsin(), trigcos(), or trigtan()? A new command that would allow for trig compaction, like tcompact(expr,[function]), would allow students to more readily match results otherwise achieved by hand. Let me be among the first to request it!

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trig representation - DrD - 10-06-2017 11:19 AM
RE: trig representation - parisse - 10-06-2017, 03:43 PM
RE: trig representation - DrD - 10-07-2017, 11:05 AM
RE: trig representation - Arno K - 10-07-2017, 02:14 PM
RE: trig representation - parisse - 10-07-2017, 06:10 PM
RE: trig representation - DrD - 10-08-2017, 11:15 AM
RE: trig representation - Arno K - 10-08-2017, 11:46 AM
RE: trig representation - parisse - 10-08-2017, 12:06 PM
RE: trig representation - DrD - 10-08-2017, 01:40 PM
RE: trig representation - toml_12953 - 10-10-2017, 02:33 PM
RE: trig representation - Tim Wessman - 10-10-2017, 04:13 PM
RE: trig representation - DrD - 10-10-2017, 07:43 PM



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