Reputation: 131
From the textbook, I got the answer yp_tb = exp(x)*(tan(x)-x)/2;
From Matlab, I got the answer:
yp_mt = (x*exp(x)*tan(x)^2)/2 - (exp(x)*(2*x - sin(2*x)))/(4*cos(x)^2);
I made the following script to check whether they are same or not.
clear all;
syms x
yp_tb = exp(x)*(tan(x)-x)/2;
yp_mt = (x*exp(x)*tan(x)^2)/2 - (exp(x)*(2*x - sin(2*x)))/(4*cos(x)^2);
% yp_tb = textbook output; yp_mt = matlab output
Equal = isAlways(yp_tb == yp_mt) % Equal is 1, it means they are equal
How to force the MATLAB output to be textbook output?
Upvotes: 1
Views: 70
Reputation: 991
Adding answer since it worked for the OP.
Use the following code to simplify your equation to the required step:
syms x
yp_tb = exp(x)*(tan(x)-x)/2;
yp_mt = (x*exp(x)*tan(x)^2)/2 - (exp(x)*(2*x - sin(2*x)))/(4*cos(x)^2);
simplify(yp_mt, 3)
Also look at the documentation for simplify
Upvotes: 1