Chapter 11: Q15P (page 559)
Short Answer
The length of arc of ellipse is .
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The length of arc of ellipse is .
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Without computer or tables, but just using facts you know, sketch a quick rough graph of the function from -2to 3. Hint:This is easy; don’t make a big job of it. From Section 3, you know the values of the data-custom-editor="chemistry" function at the positive integers in terms of factorials. From Problem 1, you can easily find and plot the function at , . (Approximateas a little less than 2.) From (4.1) and the discussion following it, you know that the function tends to plus or minus infinity at 0 and the negative integers, and you know the intervals where it is positive or negative. After sketching your graph, make a computer plot of the Γ function from -5to 5and compare your sketch.
Prove that . Hint:Putin Equation (6.1).
Use (5.4) to show that
(a) if positive integer
(b), where zis not necessarily an integer; see comment after equation (3.3).
Express the following integrals as functions, and then, by (7.1) , in terms of functions. When possible, use function formulas to write an exact answer in terms of , etc. Compare your answers with computer results and reconcile any discrepancies.
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Use Stirling’s formula to evaluate.
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