{VERSION 3 0 "IBM INTEL NT" "3.0" } {USTYLETAB {CSTYLE "Maple Input" -1 0 "Courier" 0 1 255 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 }{CSTYLE "2D Math" -1 2 "Times" 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 }{CSTYLE "Hyperlink" -1 17 "" 0 1 0 128 128 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 } {CSTYLE "2D Comment" 2 18 "" 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }{CSTYLE "2 D Output" 2 20 "" 0 1 0 0 255 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }{CSTYLE "" 0 21 "" 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 }{CSTYLE "Help Heading" -1 26 "" 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }{PSTYLE "Normal" -1 0 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "" 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 } {PSTYLE "Text Output" -1 2 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "Courier" 1 10 0 0 255 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 }1 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 }{PSTYLE "Warning " 2 7 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "" 0 1 0 0 255 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 }0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 }{PSTYLE "Error" 7 8 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "" 0 1 255 0 255 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 } {PSTYLE "Maple Output" 0 11 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "" 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }3 3 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 }{PSTYLE "" 11 12 1 {CSTYLE "" -1 -1 "" 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 }1 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 }} {SECT 0 {SECT 0 {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT 26 6 "Error:" }{TEXT -1 19 " di vision by zero\n" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 109 "In mathematics, divi sion by zero is not allowed. In Maple, an attempt to divide by zero p roduces this error." }}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 9 "sin(0) /0;" }}{PARA 8 "" 1 "" {TEXT -1 23 "Error, division by zero" }}}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 111 "In some cases \+ when a division by zero results from evaluating some expression at a c ertain value of a variable " }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "x" "6#%\"xG" }{TEXT -1 66 ", what is really wanted instead is the limit of the expression as \+ " }{XPPEDIT 18 0 "x" "6#%\"xG" }{TEXT -1 55 " approaches this value. \+ This may be obtained by using " }{MPLTEXT 0 21 5 "limit" }{TEXT -1 1 " ." }}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 21 "limit(sin(x)/x, x=0);" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#\"\"\"" }}}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 109 "Sometimes a division by zero can \+ result when Maple fails to recognize early enough that some quantity i s 0. " }}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 49 "series(p/((1-sin(x -p)^2 - cos(x+p)^2)), p = 0,3);" }}{PARA 12 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#+)% \"pG*&\"\"\"F&,(\"\"\"F(*$)-%$sinG6#%\"xG\"\"#F&!\"\"*$)-%$cosGF-F/F&F 0!\"\"\"\"\",$*&*&F+F(F3F(F&*&,(F0F(F)F(F1F(\"\"\"F'\"\"\"F5\"\"%\"\"# -%\"OG6#F(\"\"$" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 12 "simplify (%);" }}{PARA 8 "" 1 "" {TEXT -1 42 "Error, (in simplify/trig) divisio n by zero" }}}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 20 "When this occurs in " } {MPLTEXT 0 21 6 "series" }{TEXT -1 142 " and related commands, you may be able to fix the problem by changing the environment variable Testz ero, whose value is the procedure used in " }{MPLTEXT 0 21 6 "series" }{TEXT -1 76 " to determine when the leading coefficient is 0. By def ault this just uses " }{MPLTEXT 0 21 6 "normal" }{TEXT -1 1 "." }} {EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 15 "eval(Testzero);" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#R6#%\"OG6\"F&F&-%&evalbG6#/-RF&F&6$%(builtinG%) rememberGE\\s1*&%\"OG\"\"\"%$/XXG!\"\"F1,$*&F3F3,(!\"\"\"\"\"*$)%\"OG \"\"#F3F:*$)%\"OGF>F3F:F5F9F6,$*&*&-%$sinG6#%\"xGF:-%$cosGFGF:F3*$),(F 9F:*$)FEF>F3F:*$)FIF>F3F:\"\"#F3F5\"\"%FBFEFE,$*&F3F3,(F:F:F;F9F?F9F5F 9F7FIFIFVFVF7F7,(F:F:FNF9FPF9FW,$*&*&F=F:FAF:F3*$)F8\"\"#F3F5FSFX*&F3F 3FMF5Fhn*&-FF6#F4F3F4F5Fin,$*&*&F=F3FAF3F3*&F8\"\"\"FV\"\"\"F5!\"%FX,$ FhnF9FcoFUF6FjnFjn\"$W\"F&F&F&%'normalG6#9$\"\"!F&F&F&" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 13 "eval(normal);" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#R6\"F$6$%(builtinG%)rememberGE\\s1*&%\"OG\"\"\"%$/XXG! \"\"F),$*&F+F+,(!\"\"\"\"\"*$)%\"OG\"\"#F+F2*$)%\"OGF6F+F2F-F1F.,$*&*& -%$sinG6#%\"xGF2-%$cosGF?F2F+*$),(F1F2*$)F=F6F+F2*$)FAF6F+F2\"\"#F+F- \"\"%F:F=F=,$*&F+F+,(F2F2F3F1F7F1F-F1F/FAFAFNFNF/F/,(F2F2FFF1FHF1FO,$* &*&F5F2F9F2F+*$)F0\"\"#F+F-FKFP*&F+F+FEF-FV*&-F>6#F,F+F,F-FW,$*&*&F5F+ F9F+F+*&F0\"\"\"FN\"\"\"F-!\"%FP,$FVF1F[oFMF.FXFX\"$W\"F$F$F$%'normalG " }}}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 16 "You can replace " }{MPLTEXT 0 21 6 " normal" }{TEXT -1 4 " by " }{MPLTEXT 0 21 8 "simplify" }{TEXT -1 24 " \+ to get a stronger test." }}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 44 "T estzero:= proc(O) evalb(simplify(O)=0) end:" }}}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 6 "Since " }{MPLTEXT 0 21 6 "series" }{TEXT -1 9 " has the " } {MPLTEXT 0 21 8 "remember" }{TEXT -1 29 " option, if you try the same \+ " }{MPLTEXT 0 21 6 "series" }{TEXT -1 131 " command again it will just remember the value it computed before. To get it to try again, you c an make it forget the past values." }}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 "" {MPLTEXT 1 0 24 "readlib(forget)(series);" }}}{EXCHG {PARA 0 "> " 0 " " {MPLTEXT 1 0 49 "series(p/((1-sin(x-p)^2 - cos(x+p)^2)), p = 0,3);" }}{PARA 11 "" 1 "" {XPPMATH 20 "6#+'%\"pG,$*&\"\"\"F'*&-%$sinG6#%\"xG \"\"\"-%$cosGF+\"\"\"!\"\"#\"\"\"\"\"%\"\"!-%\"OG6#F3\"\"#" }}}}{SECT 0 {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT 26 9 "See also:" }{TEXT -1 1 " " }{HYPERLNK 17 "limit" 2 "limit" "" }{TEXT -1 2 ", " }{HYPERLNK 17 "series" 2 "ser ies" "" }{TEXT -1 2 ", " }{HYPERLNK 17 "Testzero" 2 "envvar" "" } {TEXT -1 2 ", " }{HYPERLNK 17 "normal" 2 "normal" "" }{TEXT -1 2 ", " }{HYPERLNK 17 "simplify" 2 "simplify" "" }{TEXT -1 2 ", " }{HYPERLNK 17 "forget" 2 "forget" "" }}}{SECT 0 {PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT 26 22 "Mapl e Advisor Database" }{TEXT -1 18 " R. Israel, 1997" }}}{PARA 0 "" 0 "" {TEXT -1 0 "" }}}{MARK "2 0 1" 18 }{VIEWOPTS 1 1 0 1 1 1803 }