Solving Definite Integral with Maple or MathLab

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The discussion revolves around evaluating a definite integral involving a complex expression. The integral is defined from 100 to 1000 and includes exponential functions, which may complicate the solution process.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Assumption checking

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants share their attempts to evaluate the integral using different computational tools, including Maple and calculators. There are questions regarding the discrepancies in the results obtained from different methods.

Discussion Status

The discussion is ongoing, with participants providing various outputs from their calculations. There is no clear consensus on the correct answer, as different tools yield different results, prompting further exploration of the issue.

Contextual Notes

Participants express confusion over the lack of a result from Mathematica, suggesting that there may be assumptions or constraints affecting the evaluation of the integral.

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i know that this integral would take pages upon pages to solve so i m askin anyone out to there to plug it into their maple or mathlab (since mathematica doesn't return any answer) and just post the answer... i really need it

[tex]\int_{\lambda=100}^{\lambda=1000} \frac{1}{\lambda^5 (e^{\frac{2.4*10^{-6}}{\lambda}} -1)}d \lambda[/tex]
im not sure why mathematica doesn't yield any answer
 
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Well, Maple gave me this: [tex]-2\cdot 10^{11}+9.95\cdot 10^{-13}i[/tex]
 
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lol my calculator gave me .13875
 
Hehehe, I didn't think of using my calculator. And yes, it gives the same answer as yours, not the one Maple gave out. Strange.
 

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