how to differentiate this equation
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if I have this equation
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theta=-2*alpha*sin(kn*pi/n)*sin(2*kn*pi*s/L+2*kn*pi*(i)/n+kn*pi/n)
how can I differenat theta(s) to theta_D and theta_DD
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KALYAN ACHARJYA
on 2 Mar 2020
Edited: KALYAN ACHARJYA
on 2 Mar 2020
syms s
theta_D=diff(theta,s);
theta_2D=diff(theta,s,2); %or theta_2D=diff(theta_D,s);
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Walter Roberson
on 2 Mar 2020
diff() can only be used to differentiate symbolic expressions or symbolic functions. If you attempt to differentiate a numeric array but pass in a symbolic variable as the second parameter, or pass in anything that is not a scalar integer (such as a vector of numeric values), then you would get that error.
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