Calculators Troubleshooting Fourier & TI-89 Integration

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The discussion revolves around integrating a specific expression involving Fourier series, particularly focusing on the integral of (1-x) multiplied by sin(nωx). The integration process yields a result of 2/(nπ) when evaluated correctly. However, when using the TI-89 calculator, the expected result is not obtained unless the variable n is removed from the sine and cosine functions. This discrepancy suggests that the calculator may not interpret n as a variable correctly, leading to incorrect evaluations. The issue highlights the importance of specifying variable types in computational tools like TI-89 and Maple, as they may default to general solutions or fail to recognize variables without explicit definitions.
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I'm currently working with Fourier-series and have to integrate some expressions, like this one:

2\int_{0}^{1} (1-x)*sin(n \omega x) dx = 2 \left[- \frac{1}{n \pi}(1-x) cos(n \pi x) - \frac{1}{(n \pi)^2} sin(n \pi x) \right]_{0}^{1} = \frac{2}{n \pi}

Trying to evaluate this (with \omega = \pi)on the TI-89 does not give this result. And the thing is that if I remove the n from the sine and cosine expressions, then the answer comes out right. Why is this? Should I assume the n is 1 in the sine and cosine functions in the square parentheses?
 
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i don't think I've used one of those calculators before but maybe it doesn't know what n is. (real, complex, integer, a variable like x, y, z, etc etc) i don't think maple always knows either. sometimes it gives the most general answer possible & i have to tell it to give me a positive integer, or it just spits out the same thing i typed in because i wasn't specific enough with what i wanted it to do.
 
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