guptaaa3
(Aakash Gupta)
1
I am trying to evaluate:
Expand[D[x[t], {t, 2}] + (x[t])^3 /. x[t] → A sin[[Omega]t]]
in Mathematica. However, I get the following output:
A^3 sin[[Omega]t]^3 + (x^[Prime][Prime])[t]
whereas I am expecting and output where x’'[t] is also differentiated
Could somebody help me figure out what steps to follow to solve this issue?
Try:
ClearAll["Global`*"]; Remove["Global`*"];
(x''[t] + (x[t])^3) /. x[t] -> A Sin[?[t]] /. x''[t] -> D[A Sin[?[t]], {t, 2}]
(*A^3 Sin[?[t]]^3 + A (-Sin[?[t]] Derivative[1][?][t]^2 + Cos[?[t]] (?^??)[t])*)
Or:
ClearAll["Global`*"]; Remove["Global`*"];
x[t_] := A Sin[?[t]];
D[x[t], {t, 2}] + (x[t])^3
(*A^3 Sin[?[t]]^3 + A (-Sin[?[t]] Derivative[1][?][t]^2 + Cos[?[t]] (?^??)[t])*)
timmy2x
(Tim Laska)
3
You could also try the anonymous function (i.e., #&) approach where you replace x[t] with # like so
(D[#, t, t] + #^3) &[A Sin[Omega t]]
(* -(A*Omega^2*Sin[Omega*t]) + A^3*Sin[Omega*t]^3 *)
You have to replace the symbol x with a function:
x''[t] + x[t]^3 /. x -> Function[t, A*Sin[\[Omega]*t]]
The pattern x[t_] does not match anything in x''[t].