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UnitTriangle

UnitTriangle[x]
represents the unit triangle function on the interval |x|<=1 .
UnitTriangle[x1, x2, ...]
represents the multidimensional unit triangle function on the interval |x_i|<=1.
  • UnitTriangle can be used in integrals and integral transforms.
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Basic Examples   (3)
Plot in one and two dimensions:
UnitTriangle is a piecewise function:
The derivative of UnitTriangle is a piecewise function:
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Scope   (4)
UnitTriangle threads over lists:
The area of the UnitTriangle is 1:
FourierTransform of a unit triangle is squared Sinc function:
TraditionalForm typesetting:
Applications   (2)
Integrate a piecewise function involving UnitTriangle symbolically and numerically:
Solve a differential equation involving UnitBox and UnitTriangle:
Properties & Relations   (2)
Convolution of UnitTriangle:
UnitTriangle is a special case of BSplineBasis:
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