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Homework Statement
Evaluate the integral;
[tex]\int[/tex]2x/(2x+3) dx
The Attempt at a Solution
Now i start out substituting u=2x+3
Then i get;
[tex]\int[/tex]2x/u dx
Now i express dx by du;
u=2x+3
du/dx=2x/ln(2)
(du*ln(2))/2x=dx
This expression of dx is inserted into my integral, and the 2^x's cancel out;
[tex]\int[/tex]2x/u (du*ln(2))/2x
This simplifies to;
[tex]\int[/tex]ln(2)/u du
Where ln(2) is simply a constant (atleast that's what i think)
so ln(2)[tex]\int[/tex]1/u
And the integral becomes;
ln(2)*ln(u)
Substituting back into the integral;
ln(2)*ln(2x+3)
Now maple didn't give me this result. Instead it gave me the following;
ln(2x+3)/ln(2)
Any idea of what I've done wrong ? :P