Question #ea2e9

1 Answer
Feb 27, 2017

int (2x)/e^x dx = -2e^(-x)(x+1)+C

Explanation:

Considering that 1/e^x = e^(-x) we can write the integral as:

int (2x)/e^x dx = 2int xe^(-x)dx

and integrate by parts:

int (2x)/e^x dx = -2int xd(e^(-x)) = -2xe^(-x) +2inte^(-x)dx

int (2x)/e^x dx = -2xe^(-x) -2e^(-x) +C

int (2x)/e^x dx = -2e^(-x)(x+1)+C