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"display": "$$\\int\\:xe^{x}\\ln\\left(x-1\\right)dx$$",
"symbolab_question": "BIG_OPERATOR#\\int xe^{x}\\ln(x-1)dx"
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"subTopic": "Indefinite Integrals",
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"title": "$$\\int\\:xe^{x}\\ln\\left(x-1\\right)dx=\\ln\\left(x-1\\right)\\left(e^{x}x-e^{x}\\right)-e^{x}+C$$",
"input": "\\int\\:xe^{x}\\ln\\left(x-1\\right)dx",
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"text": "$$\\int\\:uv'=uv-\\int\\:u'v$$"
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"primary": "$$u=\\ln\\left(x-1\\right)$$"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$v'=e^{x}x$$"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$u'=\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\ln\\left(x-1\\right)\\right)=\\frac{1}{x-1}$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\ln\\left(x-1\\right)\\right)",
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"title": "Apply the chain rule:$${\\quad}\\frac{1}{x-1}\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x-1\\right)$$",
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"result": "=\\frac{1}{x-1}\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x-1\\right)",
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"primary": "Apply the chain rule: $$\\frac{df\\left(u\\right)}{dx}=\\frac{df}{du}\\cdot\\frac{du}{dx}$$",
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"result": "=\\frac{d}{du}\\left(\\ln\\left(u\\right)\\right)\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x-1\\right)",
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"title": "$$\\frac{d}{du}\\left(\\ln\\left(u\\right)\\right)=\\frac{1}{u}$$",
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"result": "=\\frac{1}{u}\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x-1\\right)"
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"primary": "Substitute back $$u=x-1$$",
"result": "=\\frac{1}{x-1}\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(x-1\\right)"
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"result": "=\\frac{dx}{dx}-\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(1\\right)"
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"title": "$$v=\\int\\:e^{x}xdx=e^{x}x-e^{x}$$",
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"type": "step",
"result": "=e^{x}x-e^{x}"
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"result": "=e^{x}x-e^{x}+C",
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\ln\\left(x-1\\right)\\left(e^{x}x-e^{x}\\right)-\\int\\:\\frac{1}{x-1}\\left(e^{x}x-e^{x}\\right)dx"
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"input": "\\ln\\left(x-1\\right)\\left(e^{x}x-e^{x}\\right)-\\int\\:\\frac{1}{x-1}\\left(e^{x}x-e^{x}\\right)dx",
"result": "=\\ln\\left(x-1\\right)\\left(e^{x}x-e^{x}\\right)-\\int\\:e^{x}dx",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply fractions: $$a\\cdot\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\:\\cdot\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{1\\cdot\\:\\left(e^{x}x-e^{x}\\right)}{x-1}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$1\\cdot\\:\\left(e^{x}x-e^{x}\\right)=e^{x}x-e^{x}$$",
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"primary": "Multiply: $$1\\cdot\\:\\left(e^{x}x-e^{x}\\right)=\\left(e^{x}x-e^{x}\\right)$$",
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Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Apply Integration By Parts
Add a constant to the solution
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