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- From: 8321207d@levels.unisa.edu.au
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- Subject: Help with Calculus
- Message-ID: <18531.2aa39479@levels.unisa.edu.au>
- Date: 1 Sep 92 06:34:09 GMT
- Organization: University of South Australia
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- Hi There!
-
- I am in the midst of reviewing some calculus material from days gone by.
- This is for the purpose of getting myself up to speed for some extra
- study that I intend to undertake. I am experiencing some difficulty
- with the following problems (mainly due to foggy memories). Any hints
- are gratefully accepted.
-
- 1) Let Phi(a)=Int from 0 to Inf of [exp(-ax)*Sinx/x]dx. Explain briefly
- why it is plausible to write Phi(a)=Pi/2 - ArcTan a. Could this
- result be used to evaluate Int from 0 to Inf of [Sinx/x]dx ?
-
- The second part of this I can establish quite easily using limits.
- My attempts at the first part have led to dead ends.
-
- 2) Let Psi(r)=Int from 0 to Inf of [Sin rx/x(1+x^2)]dx for r >= 0.
- Explain briefly why it is plausible to suggest that
- Psi''(r) - Psi(r) = Pi/2 with Psi(0)=0 and Psi'(0)=Pi/2. Hence
- deduce that Psi(r) = Pi/2*(exp(r) - 1).
-
- The solution Psi(r) can be easily established by solving the DE with
- the initial conditions. The first part, however, has flumoxed me!!
-
- I will persist with these and try other avenues of solution but any
- useful help will save lots of frustration.
-
- E-mail to 8321207d@lv.levels.unisa.edu.au or post.
-
- Thanks in advance
- Paul.
-