10ex1+e2xdx=?

please don't use LaGrange (λ), I'm only in Calculus II

1 Answer
Sep 15, 2017

arctan(e)π4

Explanation:

Let u=ex. Thus du=exdx. The bounds are also transformed: x=0u=e0=1 and x=1u=e1=e.

10ex1+e2xdx=e111+u2du

This is the arctangent integral:

=arctan(u)e1=arctan(e)arctan(1)=arctan(e)π4

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