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Ask for an input to define a variable

I want to plot an expression in Maxima. Indeed, I want from Maxima to ask me for an input and allocates that to a variable which is used in plotting, but I don't know what is the command line for asking an input.

Solution

  • read

    (%i1) load("draw") $
(%i2) om: read("Enter `om' followed by a semicolon (;)") $
Enter `om' followed by a semicolon (;) 
3;
(%i3) draw2d(explicit(sin(om*'x), 'x, 0, 2*%pi)) $