why are some integrals not solvable in matlab?

I am doing a integration in matlab but in answer the question is repeting. It is not giving any solution.

Is It due to precision/limit of matlab?

Answer 1

[Jan]

Is it a numeric or symbolic integration?

Most functions do not have a closed form integral. This is a mathematical limitation. The solution can be approximated numerically only.

Functions with poles cannot be solved numerically also, because it is impossible to measure the area under the infinite y values. Discontinuous functions cannot be solved by Matlab reliably, because the standard integrators cannot find the locations of the discontinuities automatically. Simulink integrators might be able to handle this.

Before a specific answer is possible, you have to explain, which problem you want to solve with which tool.