Application Guide

186 Alphabetical Listing
tCdf()
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tCdf(lowBound,upBound,df) number if
lowBound and upBound are numbers, list if
lowBound and upBound are lists
Computes the Student-t distribution
probability between lowBound and upBound
for the specified degrees of freedom df.
For P(X upBound), set lowBound = .
tCollect()
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tCollect(Expr1) expression
Returns an expression in which products
and integer powers of sines and cosines are
converted to a linear combination of sines
and cosines of multiple angles, angle sums,
and angle differences. The transformation
converts trigonometric polynomials into a
linear combination of their harmonics.
Sometimes tCollect() will accomplish your
goals when the default trigonometric
simplification does not. tCollect() tends to
reverse transformations done by tExpand().
Sometimes applying tExpand() to a result
from tCollect(), or vice versa, in two
separate steps simplifies an expression.
tExpand()
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tExpand(Expr1) expression
Returns an expression in which sines and
cosines of integer-multiple angles, angle
sums, and angle differences are expanded.
Because of the identity (sin(x))2+(cos(x))
2=1, there are many possible equivalent
results. Consequently, a result might differ
from a result shown in other publications.
Sometimes tExpand() will accomplish your
goals when the default trigonometric
simplification does not. tExpand() tends to
reverse transformations done by tCollect().
Sometimes applying tCollect() to a result
from tExpand(), or vice versa, in two
separate steps simplifies an expression.