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The following command in Version 9.0.1:

N[Integrate[x^50*Sin[x], {x, 0, 1}]]

gives $1.4615*10^{48}$$1.4615\times 10^{48}$ which is way off from the correct solution which is between $0$ and $0.5$.

Interestingly the indefinite integral comes out correct and if you increase the precision Mathematica gives an error and the following number: $0.0163$. The same result is given by NIntegrate.

What exactly is the problem here, is this a known issue and is there a workaround?

The following command in Version 9.0.1:

N[Integrate[x^50*Sin[x], {x, 0, 1}]]

gives $1.4615*10^{48}$ which is way off from the correct solution which is between $0$ and $0.5$.

Interestingly the indefinite integral comes out correct and if you increase the precision Mathematica gives an error and the following number: $0.0163$. The same result is given by NIntegrate.

What exactly is the problem here, is this a known issue and is there a workaround?

The following command in Version 9.0.1:

N[Integrate[x^50*Sin[x], {x, 0, 1}]]

gives $1.4615\times 10^{48}$ which is way off from the correct solution which is between $0$ and $0.5$.

Interestingly the indefinite integral comes out correct and if you increase the precision Mathematica gives an error and the following number: $0.0163$. The same result is given by NIntegrate.

What exactly is the problem here, is this a known issue and is there a workaround?

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Bug in Problem with numerical evaluation of analytically solved integral, solution way off

The following command in Version 9.0.1:

N[Integrate[x^50*Sin[x], {x, 0, 1}]]

gives $1.4615*10^{48}$ which is way off from the correct solution which is between $0$ and $0.5$.

Interestingly the indefinite integral comes out correct and if you increase the precision Mathematica gives an error and the following number: $0.0163$. The same result is given by NIntegrate.

IsWhat exactly is the problem here, is this buga known issue and is there a workaround?

Bug in numerical evaluation of analytically solved integral, solution way off

The following command in Version 9.0.1:

N[Integrate[x^50*Sin[x], {x, 0, 1}]]

gives $1.4615*10^{48}$ which is way off from the correct solution which is between $0$ and $0.5$.

Interestingly the indefinite integral comes out correct and if you increase the precision Mathematica gives an error and the following number: $0.0163$. The same result is given by NIntegrate.

Is this bug known?

Problem with numerical evaluation of analytically solved integral, solution way off

The following command in Version 9.0.1:

N[Integrate[x^50*Sin[x], {x, 0, 1}]]

gives $1.4615*10^{48}$ which is way off from the correct solution which is between $0$ and $0.5$.

Interestingly the indefinite integral comes out correct and if you increase the precision Mathematica gives an error and the following number: $0.0163$. The same result is given by NIntegrate.

What exactly is the problem here, is this a known issue and is there a workaround?