Thread: please help ap calc test tomorrow

is there a formula for integrating fractions??? sorry if this is hard to understand but i need to find the INTEGRAL of x/(2+e^x).

Hello,

When facing such problems you should realize that:



If you define and then you have:



From here you can simply apply the rule of integration by parts.

what is the rule of integration by parts??

Here ya go

Integration by Parts - HMC Calculus Tutorial

That made no sense to me.

Please show me with my problem

I don't think integration by parts should be used here.

Are you sure this was the question? This integral is rather difficult to evaluate. Cf. Wolfram Alpha

Originally Posted by lovek323

I don't think integration by parts should be used here.

Are you sure this was the question? This integral is rather difficult to evaluate. Cf. Wolfram Alpha

Yes state the exact question you are having problems with.

Yeah, because I was trying to do this by parts. It is not easy by any means.

There's always an integral involving Li(x) on the AP exam, right you guys? The AP board loves those almost as much as Si(x).

Originally Posted by maddas

There's always an integral involving Li(x) on the AP exam, right you guys? The AP board loves those almost as much as Si(x).

I never took AP and we didn't learn that in calc 1 or 2. What is Li(x) and Si(x)?

Originally Posted by helpmeee

is there a formula for integrating fractions??? sorry if this is hard to understand but i need to find the INTEGRAL of x/(2+e^x).

Are there integral terminals, that is, is it a definite integral?

Originally Posted by helpmeee

is there a formula for integrating fractions??? sorry if this is hard to understand but i need to find the INTEGRAL of x/(2+e^x).

no such integration is required on either the AB or BC exam unless it is a definite integral on the calculator part of the exam.