Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration - Practice Exercises - Page 517: 27

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{{ds}}{{{e^s} - 1}}} \cr & {\text{Multiply the numerator and denominator by }}{e^{ - s}} \cr & = \int {\frac{{{e^{ - s}}ds}}{{{e^{ - s}}\left( {{e^s} - 1} \right)}}} \cr & = \int {\frac{{{e^{ - s}}ds}}{{1 - {e^{ - s}}}}} \cr & {\text{Integrate by using the substitution method}} \cr & {\text{Let }}u = 1 - {e^{ - s}},\,\,\,\,du = {e^{ - s}}ds \cr & {\text{Write the integral in terms of }}u \cr & \int {\frac{{{e^{ - s}}ds}}{{1 - {e^{ - s}}}}} = \int {\frac{{du}}{u}} \cr & {\text{Integrate}} \cr & = \ln \left| u \right| + C \cr & \cr & {\text{Write in terms of }}s,{\text{ replace }}1 - {e^{ - s}}{\text{ for }}u \cr & = \ln \left| {1 - {e^{ - s}}} \right| + C \cr} $$
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