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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

Step-by-Step Solutions

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+6x+2

4x2+4x2x2+8x+6x+2First, factor the numerator and denominator. If we can simplify by dividing terms, we do so.2xx+3x+2Use the factors to write an equation for the partial fraction decomposition2xx+3x+2=Ax+2+Bx+3Multiply by the LHS's denominator.2x=Ax+2+Bx+3x+3x+2Expand everything out.2x=Ax+Bx+3A+2BEquate the coefficients to create equations0=3A+2B,−2=A+BSolve the equations.A=4,B=−6Use these values in the partial fraction decomposition and simplify. The final partial fraction decomposition is6x+3+4x+2

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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.

withStudent:-Basics:

SolveSteps lnx2 = 2 lnx222 ;

Let's solvelnx2=lnx222Simplifylnx2lnx222=0Factorlnx2lnx222=0Remove rationals and common factor12lnx22+lnx2The1stfactor islnx2which implieslnx2= 0 is a solutionlnx2=0Set2ndfactor2+lnx2to 0 to solve2+lnx2=0Solution of2+lnx2=0lnx2=2Solutionlnx2=0,2Consider1stsolutionlnx2=0Raise both sides to a power of eⅇlnx2=ⅇ0Log rule:ⅇlnX=Xx2=ⅇ0Simplifyx2=1Take Square root of both sidesx=±1Consider2ndsolutionlnx2=2Raise both sides to a power of eⅇlnx2=ⅇ2Log rule:ⅇlnX=Xx2=ⅇ2Take Square root of both sidesx=±ⅇ2Check ifx=−1satisfies domain requirementsDomain requirement fromlnx2, cannot take log of a negative number0x2Substitutex=−1intox2and evaluate−12Evaluate exponents1Domain requirement met01Therefore the domain requirement is satisfied.Substitute solution into equation and check if left-side = right-side0=0left-side = right-side0=0x=−1satisfies all the domain requirements and left-side = right-side, it is a solutionCheck ifx=1satisfies domain requirementsDomain requirement fromlnx2, cannot take log of a negative number0x2Substitutex=1intox2and evaluate12Domain requirement met01Therefore the domain requirement is satisfied.Substitute solution into equation and check if left-side = right-side0=0left-side = right-side0=0x=1satisfies all the domain requirements and left-side = right-side, it is a solutionCheck ifx=ⅇ2satisfies domain requirementsDomain requirement fromlnx2, cannot take log of a negative number0x2Substitutex=ⅇ2intox2and evaluateⅇ22Evaluate exponentsⅇ2Evaluate7.389056099Domain requirement met07.389056099Therefore the domain requirement is satisfied.Substitute solution into equation and check if left-side = right-side2=2left-side = right-side2=2x=ⅇ2satisfies all the domain requirements and left-side = right-side, it is a solutionCheck ifx=ⅇ2satisfies domain requirementsDomain requirement fromlnx2, cannot take log of a negative number0x2Substitutex=ⅇ2intox2and evaluateⅇ22Evaluate exponentsⅇ2Evaluate7.389056099Domain requirement met07.389056099Therefore the domain requirement is satisfied.Substitute solution into equation and check if left-side = right-side2=2left-side = right-side2=2x=ⅇ2satisfies all the domain requirements and left-side = right-side, it is a solutionExact solutionsx=−1,1,ⅇ2,ⅇ2Approximate solutionsx=−2.718281828,−1.,1.,2.718281828

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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.

withStudent:-Basics: 

SolveSteps%log1125%log115   = 6 x;

Let's solvelog1125log115=6xRearrange expression6x=log1125log115Rewritelog1125aslog1152, then apply the log rulelog1152=2log1156x=2Divide both sides by66x6=26Simplifyx=13

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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.

withStudent:-Basics: 

 SolveSteps y=x2+6 x10, y=2 x2+6 x+5;

Let's solvey=−1x2+6x10,y=2x2+6x+5E1: Pick the2ndequation which is already solved foryy=2x2+6x+5Pick the1stequation to solve forxy=−1x2+6x10Substitute the value ofy=2x2+6x+5into the1stequation of the system2x2+6x+5=−1x2+6x10Isolate forxAddx26x+10to both sides2x2+6x+5+x26x+10=x2+6x10+x26x+10Simplify3x2+15=0Subtract15from both sides3x2+1515=015Simplify3x2=−15Divide both sides by33x23=−153Simplifyx2=−5Take Square root of both sidesx=±−5No real solutionsx=imaginary

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Maple 2024 can now give steps in more situations involving expressions with absolute values.  For example,

withStudent:-Basics: 

SolveSteps( 2 x+3 2 );

Let's solve22x+3Solve forxto find points to test for intervals2=2x+3To 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 negativeThus our intervals are:&comma;32&comma;32&comma;Examine absolute values withx&comma;32Determine whether the inside of the absolute value will be positive or negative2x+3<0Drop the absolute values and multiply the expressions that would be negative by -1Sub the new expressions in where the absolute values used to be2=2x3Solve the new equalityx=52Since52&comma;32we get that this is a solutionx=52Examine absolute values withx32&comma;Determine whether the inside of the absolute value will be positive or negative2x+30Drop the absolute values and multiply the expressions that would be negative by -1Sub the new expressions in where the absolute values used to be2=2x+3Solve the new equalityx=12Since1232&comma;we get that this is a solutionx=12Solutionx=52&comma;12Use the solutions to the equality as points to test for intervals52&comma;12Set up a table using the solutions as boundaries and find test points that are on either sidePLOT...Sub each test point into the expression forxSubx=−3into22x+323trueSubx=−1into22x+321falseSubx=0into22x+323trueObserve where the inequality holds true, these areas make up the intervalsPLOT...Plotted solutionPLOT...Solutionx52&comma;12x

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Check My Work: Help with Math Problems

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:-FactorPractice2x38x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grading:-SimplifyPracticecosx3+cosxsinx2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grading:-LimitPractice Limit sinxx&comma;x&equals;0 &semi;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Math Apps

Two Math Apps have been added to our collection.


New MathApp

Description

 
Tangent Planes


The Tangent Planes app explores surfaces defined by functions of two variables and shows the connection between a function's partial derivatives and the surface's tangent plane at a point.


Golden Angle

 
The Golden Angle app offers a visualization of the patterns formed by rotations of a given angle around a circle. The resulting pattern, using the golden angle itself, mimics patterns found in nature.