Symbolic function- differential equation sloving
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How can I find the maximum or minimum values of the answer of a differential equation after solving it? It returns Symbolic Function as the solution of the equation.
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Soheil Habibian
on 27 Oct 2017
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KSSV
on 27 Oct 2017
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You substitute the required values in the solution using subs and then call max / min.
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Soheil Habibian
on 27 Oct 2017
Edited: Soheil Habibian
on 27 Oct 2017
Walter Roberson
on 27 Oct 2017
symfun and regular sym are the same except for the indexing operation name(value).
Soheil Habibian
on 27 Oct 2017
Walter Roberson
on 27 Oct 2017
points_of_interest = solve( diff(g, x), x );
which_sign = sign( subs( diff(g, x, x), points_of_interest ) );
After that you need to know how to determine from the sign whether you are dealing with a min or a max or an inflection point.
Walter Roberson
on 27 Oct 2017
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You take the derivative of the equation and you solve for zeros. Then you take the second derivative and check the sign at each of the zeros in order to determine whether you have a min, max, or saddle.
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