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Exercise 11.13 · Q17

Q.∫dxex−1\displaystyle\int \dfrac{dx}{e^x-1} is

(1) log⁡∣ex∣−log⁡∣ex−1∣+c\log|e^x|-\log|e^x-1|+c
(2) log⁡∣ex∣+log⁡∣ex−1∣+c\log|e^x|+\log|e^x-1|+c
(3) log⁡∣ex−1∣−log⁡∣ex∣+c\log|e^x-1|-\log|e^x|+c
(4) log⁡∣ex+1∣−log⁡∣ex∣+c\log|e^x+1|-\log|e^x|+c
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Multiply by e−xe^{-x} to expose a substitution u=1−e−xu=1-e^{-x}.

Step 1. Multiply numerator and denominator by e−xe^{-x}: 1ex−1=e−x1−e−x\dfrac1{e^x-1}=\dfrac{e^{-x}}{1-e^{-x}}.

Step 2. Put u=1−e−xu=1-e^{-x}, so du=e−xdxdu=e^{-x}dx: ∫duu=log⁡∣u∣+c=log⁡∣1−e−x∣+c\displaystyle\int\frac{du}{u}=\log|u|+c=\log\left|1-e^{-x}\right|+c. …

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