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=== Demos and usage examples ===

=== Demos and usage examples ===

* ''' I'm trying to substitute a double value into an expression.  How can I avoid getting "warning: Using rat() heuristics for double-precision input (is this what you wanted?)"

* '''I'm trying to substitute a double value into an expression.  How can I avoid getting "warning: Using rat() heuristics for double-precision input (is this what you wanted?)".'''

In general, you should be very careful when converting floating point ("doubles") to symbolic variables, that's why the warning is bothering you.

In general, you should be very careful when converting floating point ("doubles") to symbolic variables, that's why the warning is bothering you.

% have fun and change it if you want to.

% have fun and change it if you want to.

f=@(x) x.^2 +3*x-1 + 5*x.*sin(x);

f = @(x) x.^2 + 3*x - 1 + 5*x.*sin(x);

% the next 2 line take the Anonymous function into a symbolic formula

% these next lines take the Anonymous function into a symbolic formula

syms x;

syms x;

 

ff = f(x);

ff=formula(f(x));

% now calculate the derivative of the function

% now calculate the derivative of the function

ffd=diff(ff);

ffd = diff(ff, x);

% and convert it back to an Anonymous function

% and convert it back to an Anonymous function

df=function_handle(ffd)

df = function_handle(ffd)

% this uses the interval pkg. to find all the roots between -15 an 10  

% this uses the interval pkg to find all the roots between -15 an 10  

fzero (f, infsup (-15, 10), df)

fzero (f, infsup (-15, 10), df)