Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Integration Techniques - 7.5 Partial Fractions - 7.5 Exercises - Page 550: 63

Answer

$$x - \ln \left| {1 + {e^x}} \right| + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{{dx}}{{1 + {e^x}}}} \cr & {\text{set }}u = {e^x},{\text{ }}du = {e^x}dx,{\text{ }}dx = \frac{{du}}{{{e^x}}} = \frac{{du}}{u} \cr & {\text{substitute}} \cr & \int {\frac{{dx}}{{1 + {e^x}}}} = \int {\frac{{du/u}}{{1 + u}}} \cr & = \int {\frac{{du}}{{u\left( {1 + u} \right)}}} \cr & {\text{partial fractions}} \cr & \frac{1}{{u\left( {1 + u} \right)}} = \frac{A}{u} + \frac{B}{{1 + u}} \cr & 1 = A\left( {1 + u} \right) + Bu \cr & u = 0 \to A = 1 \cr & u = - 1 \to B = - 1 \cr & \frac{A}{u} + \frac{B}{{1 + u}} = \frac{1}{u} - \frac{1}{{1 + u}} \cr & = \int {\frac{{du}}{{u\left( {1 + u} \right)}}} = \int {\left( {\frac{1}{u} - \frac{1}{{1 + u}}} \right)} du \cr & = \ln \left| u \right| - \ln \left| {1 + u} \right| + C \cr & {\text{with }}u = {e^x} \cr & = \ln \left| {{e^x}} \right| - \ln \left| {1 + {e^x}} \right| + C \cr & = x - \ln \left| {1 + {e^x}} \right| + C \cr} $$
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