Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 7 - Techniques of Integration - 7.5 Strategy for Integration - 7.5 Exercises - Page 548: 46

Answer

$$\displaystyle\int{\frac{\left( x-1 \right) e^x}{x^2}dx}=\frac{e^x}{x}+C\\$$

Work Step by Step

$I=\displaystyle\int{\frac{\left( x-1 \right) e^x}{x^2}dx}\\ I=\displaystyle\int{\frac{xe^x-e^x}{x^2}dx}\\ I=\displaystyle\int{\frac{e^x}{x}-\frac{e^x}{x^2}dx}\\ I=\displaystyle\color{skyblue}{\int{\frac{e^x}{x}dx}}\color{limegreen}{-\int{\frac{e^x}{x^2}dx}}$ $\displaystyle\color{skyblue}{\int{\frac{e^x}{x}dx}}$ $\displaystyle{\left[\begin{matrix} u=x^{-1}& du=-x^{-2}\\ dv=e^x& v=e^x\\ \end{matrix}\right]}$ $\displaystyle\frac{e^x}{x}-\int{-\frac{e^x}{x^2}dx}\\ \displaystyle\color{skyblue}{\frac{e^x}{x}+\int{\frac{e^x}{x^2}dx}}$ $I=\displaystyle\color{skyblue}{\frac{e^x}{x}+\int{\frac{e^x}{x^2}dx}}\color{limegreen}{-\int{\frac{e^x}{x^2}dx}}+C\\ I=\displaystyle\frac{e^x}{x}+\int{\frac{e^x}{x^2}dx}-\int{\frac{e^x}{x^2}dx}+C\\ I=\displaystyle\frac{e^x}{x}+C$
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