Function: math[mean] - linear and quadratic mean of a real-valued function

Calling Sequence:

mean(f, x=a .. b, linear);
mean(f, x=a .. b, quadratic);

Parameters:

f - expression in x
x - name
a, b -
border points

Description:

mean computes the linear and quadratic means, respectively, of a function in one real on a specified interval.

With the (optional) fourth argument 'floats', the result is returned as a floating-point number.

This function is part of the math package, and so can be used only after performing the command with(math) or with(math, mean).

Examples:

> with(math, mean):

> mean(sin(x), x=0 .. Pi, linear);

[Maple Math]

> mean(sin(x), x=0 .. Pi, quadratic);

[Maple Math]

Version History:

Version 1.0 as of December 01, 1997