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Homework Statement
Area between curves y=((e^x)-(e^-x))/2 and y=2e^-x for -1 < x < 2
Homework Equations
I know the formula is the integral of ( u(x)-l(x) )dx, but I'm having a lot of trouble trying to integrate this.
integral from -1 to ln(5)/2: (((2e^-x)-((e^x)-(e^-x))/2))dx + int. ln(5)/2 to 2: (((e^x)-(e^-x))/2-2e^-x)dx
The Attempt at a Solution
I graphed everything and solved for x (intersection at x=ln(5)/2) but have been unable to get the right answer after that point. I tried splitting the formula into smaller integrals by linearity to simplify integration but consistently got the wrong answer for that.
Should I try to split it up again? Or am I missing a pretty easy integration in here?