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Problem 2.26

10 November, 2015 - 10:37
The \Gamma function (capital Greek letter gamma) is a continuous mathematical function that has the property \Gamma (n)=1\cdot 2\cdot ...\cdot (n-1) for n an integer. \Gamma (x) is also well defined for values of x that are not integers, e.g., \Gamma (1/2) happens to be \sqrt{\pi}. Use computer software that is capable of evaluating the \Gamma function to determine numerically the derivative of \Gamma (x) with respect to x, at x=2. (In Yacas, the function is called Gamma.) 

Solutions for chapter 2