Education
Maple 2024 includes a number of improvements to support teaching and learning of mathematics and science.
Step-by-Step Solutions
Check My Work: Help with Math Problems
New Math Apps
Maple 2024 improves the existing suite of commands for showing step-by-step solutions to standard math problems. It also adds some new methods as follows:
Partial Fraction Decomposition
Partial Fraction Decomposition is a method used in algebra and calculus to simplify complex fractions or rational expressions into a sum of simpler fractions.
Maple can show you the steps required to perform partial fraction decomposition with the new command PartialFractionSteps.
withStudent:-Basics:
PartialFractionSteps −4 x2+4 x2 x2+8 x+6⋅x+2
−4⁢x2+4⁢x2⁢x2+8⁢x+6⁢x+2•First, factor the numerator and denominator. If we can simplify by dividing terms, we do so.−2⁢xx+3⁢x+2•Use the factors to write an equation for the partial fraction decomposition−2⁢xx+3⁢x+2=Ax+2+Bx+3•Multiply by the LHS's denominator.−2⁢x=Ax+2+Bx+3⁢x+3⁢x+2•Expand everything out.−2⁢x=A⁢x+B⁢x+3⁢A+2⁢B•Equate the coefficients to create equations0=3⁢A+2⁢B,−2=A+B•Solve the equations.A=4,B=−6•Use these values in the partial fraction decomposition and simplify. The final partial fraction decomposition is−6x+3+4x+2
Solve Steps
Maple 2024 improves the steps given by the SolveSteps command.
The following example recognizes lnx2 as a common factor and goes into greater detail when applying log rules.
SolveSteps lnx2 = 2⋅ lnx222 ;
Let's solveln⁡x2=ln⁡x222•Simplifyln⁡x2−ln⁡x222=0•Factorln⁡x2−ln⁡x222=0•Remove rationals and common factor−12⋅ln⁡x2⋅−2+ln⁡x2•The1stfactor isln⁡x2which impliesln⁡x2= 0 is a solutionln⁡x2=0•Set2ndfactor−2+ln⁡x2to 0 to solve−2+ln⁡x2=0•Solution of−2+ln⁡x2=0ln⁡x2=2•Solutionln⁡x2=0,2•Consider1stsolutionln⁡x2=0•Raise both sides to a power of eⅇln⁡x2=ⅇ0•Log rule:ⅇln⁡X=Xx2=ⅇ0•Simplifyx2=1•Take Square root of both sidesx=±1•Consider2ndsolutionln⁡x2=2•Raise both sides to a power of eⅇln⁡x2=ⅇ2•Log rule:ⅇln⁡X=Xx2=ⅇ2•Take Square root of both sidesx=±ⅇ2▫Check ifx=−1satisfies domain requirements◦Domain requirement fromln⁡x2, cannot take log of a negative number0≤x2◦Substitutex=−1intox2and evaluate−12◦Evaluate exponents1◦Domain requirement met0≤1Therefore the domain requirement is satisfied.✓•Substitute solution into equation and check if left-side = right-side0=0•left-side = right-side0=0•x=−1satisfies all the domain requirements and left-side = right-side, it is a solution✓▫Check ifx=1satisfies domain requirements◦Domain requirement fromln⁡x2, cannot take log of a negative number0≤x2◦Substitutex=1intox2and evaluate12◦Domain requirement met0≤1Therefore the domain requirement is satisfied.✓•Substitute solution into equation and check if left-side = right-side0=0•left-side = right-side0=0•x=1satisfies all the domain requirements and left-side = right-side, it is a solution✓▫Check ifx=ⅇ2satisfies domain requirements◦Domain requirement fromln⁡x2, cannot take log of a negative number0≤x2◦Substitutex=ⅇ2intox2and evaluateⅇ22◦Evaluate exponentsⅇ2◦Evaluate7.389056099◦Domain requirement met0≤7.389056099Therefore the domain requirement is satisfied.✓•Substitute solution into equation and check if left-side = right-side2=2•left-side = right-side2=2•x=ⅇ2satisfies all the domain requirements and left-side = right-side, it is a solution✓▫Check ifx=−ⅇ2satisfies domain requirements◦Domain requirement fromln⁡x2, cannot take log of a negative number0≤x2◦Substitutex=−ⅇ2intox2and evaluate−ⅇ22◦Evaluate exponentsⅇ2◦Evaluate7.389056099◦Domain requirement met0≤7.389056099Therefore the domain requirement is satisfied.✓•Substitute solution into equation and check if left-side = right-side2=2•left-side = right-side2=2•x=−ⅇ2satisfies all the domain requirements and left-side = right-side, it is a solution✓•Exact solutionsx=−1,1,ⅇ2,−ⅇ2•Approximate solutionsx=−2.718281828,−1.,1.,2.718281828
In the example below, the step-by-step solution uses rules to handle logs of constants that are perfect powers. Note that we use the inert-form name %log instead of log in order to prevent evaluation.
SolveSteps%log1125%log115 = 6 x;
Let's solvelog11⁡25log11⁡5=6⋅x•Rearrange expression6⋅x=log11⁡25log11⁡5•Rewritelog11⁡25aslog11⁡52, then apply the log rulelog11⁡52=2⁢log11⁡56⁢x=2•Divide both sides by66⋅x6=26•Simplifyx=13
When solving systems of equations such as the following, it is important to select the right variable to start with. SolveSteps analyzes the system and chooses an appropriate variable to start with, thus avoiding more complicated steps.
SolveSteps y=−x2+6 x−10, y=2 x2+6 x+5;
Let's solvey=−1⋅x2+6⋅x−10,y=2⋅x2+6⋅x+5•E1: Pick the2ndequation which is already solved foryy=2⋅x2+6⋅x+5•Pick the1stequation to solve forxy=−1⋅x2+6⋅x−10•Substitute the value ofy=2⁢x2+6⁢x+5into the1stequation of the system2⁢x2+6⁢x+5=−1⋅x2+6⋅x−10▫Isolate forx◦Addx2−6⁢x+10to both sides2⁢x2+6⁢x+5+x2−6⁢x+10=−x2+6⁢x−10+x2−6⁢x+10◦Simplify3⁢x2+15=0◦Subtract15from both sides3⋅x2+15−15=0−15◦Simplify3⋅x2=−15◦Divide both sides by33⋅x23=−153◦Simplifyx2=−5◦Take Square root of both sidesx=±−5◦No real solutionsx=imaginary
Maple 2024 can now give steps in more situations involving expressions with absolute values. For example,
SolveSteps( 2 x+3 ≥2 );
Let's solve2≤2⋅x+3•Solve forxto find points to test for intervals2=2⋅x+3•To solve, we must drop the absolute values. To do this, we must determine the intervals where the expression within the absolute value becomes positive or negative•Thus our intervals are:−∞,−32,−32,∞▫Examine absolute values withx∈−∞,−32◦Determine whether the inside of the absolute value will be positive or negative2⁢x+3<0◦Drop the absolute values and multiply the expressions that would be negative by -1◦Sub the new expressions in where the absolute values used to be2=−2⁢x−3◦Solve the new equalityx=−52◦Since−52∈−∞,−32we get that this is a solutionx=−52▫Examine absolute values withx∈−32,∞◦Determine whether the inside of the absolute value will be positive or negative2⁢x+3≥0◦Drop the absolute values and multiply the expressions that would be negative by -1◦Sub the new expressions in where the absolute values used to be2=2⁢x+3◦Solve the new equalityx=−12◦Since−12∈−32,∞we get that this is a solutionx=−12•Solutionx=−52,−12•Use the solutions to the equality as points to test for intervals−52,−12•Set up a table using the solutions as boundaries and find test points that are on either sidePLOT⁡...▫Sub each test point into the expression forx◦Subx=−3into2≤2⁢x+32≤3true◦Subx=−1into2≤2⁢x+32≤1false◦Subx=0into2≤2⁢x+32≤3true•Observe where the inequality holds true, these areas make up the intervalsPLOT⁡...•Plotted solutionPLOT⁡...•Solutionx≤−52,−12≤x
Building on the suite of SolvePractice / SolveFeedback commands, Maple 2024 introduces new commands to help identify where mistakes occur in worked problems relating to factoring, simplification, and limits.
Grading:-FactorPractice2⋅x3−8⋅x
Grading:-SimplifyPractice⁡cos⁡x3+cos⁡x⁢sin⁡x2
Grading:-LimitPractice Limit sinxx,x=0 ;
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Golden Angle
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