division by zero - Maple Help
For the best experience, we recommend viewing online help using Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.
Our website is currently undergoing maintenance, which may result in occasional errors while browsing. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and are working swiftly to restore full functionality. Thank you for your patience.

Online Help

All Products    Maple    MapleSim


Error,  (in ...) numeric exception: division by zero

 

Description

Examples

Description

In Maple, dividing by zero produces a division by zero error. However, sometimes the division by zero is not apparent.

Examples

Example 1

restart

ln(0)

Error, (in ln) numeric exception: division by zero

tanπ2

Error, (in tan) numeric exception: division by zero

Solution: Replace the NumericEventHandler for division by zero.

NumericEventHandlerdivision_by_zero=procoperator,operands,defValifoperator=lnthenreturn−∞elsereturndefValend ifend proc;division_by_zero=procoperator,operands,defValdefValend proc

division_by_zero=default

division_by_zero=procoperator,operands,defValdefValend proc

(2.1)

ln0

(2.2)

tanπ2

+I

(2.3)

restart

Example 2

fsina2+cosa21x

fsina2+cosa21x

(2.4)

intsinf,x;

cossina2+cosa21xsina2+cosa21

(2.5)

simplify;

Error, (in simplify/trig) numeric exception: division by zero

The weakness is in int, which does not identify sina2+cosa21 as equal to 0.  Simplifying the expanded output from int then leads to division by zero. A stronger zero-testing routine is required earlier in the process. However, using the strongest possible zero-testing routine by default is inefficient.

Solution 1: For a single expression, simplify before taking the integral.

restart

fsina2+cosa21x

fsina2+cosa21x

(2.6)

intsimplifysinf,x;

0

(2.7)

Solution 2: For numerous expressions, control zero-testing using Normalizer.

restart

Normalizer`simplify`

Normalizersimplify

(2.8)

fsina2+cosa21x

fsina2+cosa21x

(2.9)

intsinf,x;

0

(2.10)

Normalizer`normal`:

See Also

int

ln

Normalizer

NumericEventHandler

simplify

tan

 


Download Help Document