To Define a Function by a Symbolic Result

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To Define a Function by a Symbolic Result

1. Evaluate an expression symbolically.

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      <apply>
        <plus />
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          <plus />
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            <plus />
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              <id xml:space="preserve">x</id>
              <real>2</real>
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        <apply>
          <scale />
          <real>5</real>
          <id xml:space="preserve">x</id>
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      <command>
        <placeholder />
      </command>
      <symResult>
        <apply>
          <plus />
          <apply>
            <mult />
            <real>3</real>
            <apply>
              <pow />
              <id labels="*" xml:space="preserve">x</id>
              <real>2</real>
            </apply>
          </apply>
          <apply>
            <mult />
            <real>8</real>
            <id labels="*" xml:space="preserve">x</id>
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2. Assign the symbolic expression to the function f(x).

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    <define xmlns="http://schemas.mathsoft.com/math50">
      <function>
        <id labels="VARIABLE" xml:space="preserve">f</id>
        <boundVars>
          <id labels="VARIABLE" xml:space="preserve">x</id>
        </boundVars>
      </function>
      <symEval>
        <apply>
          <plus />
          <apply>
            <plus />
            <apply>
              <plus />
              <apply>
                <pow />
                <id xml:space="preserve">x</id>
                <real>2</real>
              </apply>
              <apply>
                <mult />
                <real>3</real>
                <id xml:space="preserve">x</id>
              </apply>
            </apply>
            <apply>
              <mult />
              <real>2</real>
              <apply>
                <pow />
                <id xml:space="preserve">x</id>
                <real>2</real>
              </apply>
            </apply>
          </apply>
          <apply>
            <scale />
            <real>5</real>
            <id xml:space="preserve">x</id>
          </apply>
        </apply>
        <command>
          <placeholder />
        </command>
        <symResult>
          <apply>
            <plus />
            <apply>
              <mult />
              <real>3</real>
              <apply>
                <pow />
                <id labels="*" xml:space="preserve">x</id>
                <real>2</real>
              </apply>
            </apply>
            <apply>
              <mult />
              <real>8</real>
              <id labels="*" xml:space="preserve">x</id>
            </apply>
          </apply>
        </symResult>
      </symEval>
    </define>
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3. Evaluate the function f(x) symbolically.

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4. Evaluate the function f(x) numerically.

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Additional Information

When you define a function using the output of a symbolic evaluation, variables that you defined previously are ignored.

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    <define xmlns="http://schemas.mathsoft.com/math50">
      <function>
        <id labels="VARIABLE" xml:space="preserve">f</id>
        <boundVars>
          <id labels="VARIABLE" xml:space="preserve">x</id>
        </boundVars>
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      <symEval>
        <apply>
          <minus />
          <apply>
            <pow />
            <id xml:space="preserve">x</id>
            <real>2</real>
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          <real>5</real>
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        <command>
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            <id xml:space="preserve">solve</id>
            <id xml:space="preserve">x</id>
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        </command>
        <symResult>
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            <apply>
              <nthRoot />
              <placeholder />
              <real>5</real>
            </apply>
            <apply>
              <neg />
              <apply>
                <nthRoot />
                <placeholder />
                <real>5</real>
              </apply>
            </apply>
          </matrix>
        </symResult>
      </symEval>
    </define>
  </math>
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