Re: TI-M: Re: Integral of x^x

To: ti-math@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: TI-M: Re: Integral of x^x
From: JasonScho@aol.com
Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 16:16:14 EDT
Reply-To: ti-math@lists.ticalc.org

In a message dated 5/28/00 9:24:03 PM W. Europe Daylight Time, 
peschippnick@earthlink.net writes:

> integral of a power number mostly  x^n, would become  x^(n+1)/n, Yes? So the
>  integral of x^x is x^x .
>  Sinse the first part becomes x^(x+1) and x/x is the same as x^(1-1) So
>  x^(x+1-1) becomes x^x. Yes?  So I don't really understand the question?  It
>  can also be written e^(x ln x). The integral of e^n is e^n.
>  

integral of x^n = x^(n+1)/n holds only for constant values of n.  The 
integral of e^x is e^x, but the same is not true for e^u.

Tell me, what is the integral of e^(ln x), using your logic?  What about the 
integral of x?  And why aren't they the same???

::terminating condesension mode in 5...4...3...::

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