User Guide

2. Specify the endpoints of the interval of integration, integrand expression,
and variable of integration, and then evaluate it.
For example, to integrate over the interval (0, ∞):
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Maple treats the parameter a as a complex number. As described in Assump-
tions on Variables (page 117), you can compute under the assumption that a
is a positive, real number using the assuming command.
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The int Command
and use the int command. To use the int command directly,
specify the following arguments.
• Expression to integrate
• Variable of integration
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