Finding the imaginary part of ∫e^(x(2+3i)) dx

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Here is the problem:
[tex]{\mathop{\rm Im}\nolimits} \int {e^{x(2 + 3i)} } dx[/tex]

One sec, I'm having another go at it.
[tex] = {\mathop{\rm Im}\nolimits} \int {e^2 } e^{3ix} dx[/tex]
[tex] = {\mathop{\rm Im}\nolimits} \int {e^2 } [\cos (3x) + i\sin (3x)]dx[/tex]
[tex] \begin{array}{l}<br /> = \frac{{ - e^2 \cos (3t)}}{3} \\ <br /> \end{array}[/tex]

How'd I go?
 
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Not very well, I'm afraid..
Let us first consider the problem to calculate the antiderivative of the complex exponential,
[tex]\int{e}^{(2+3i)x)}dx[/tex]

This is simply:
[tex]\int{e}^{(2+3i)x)}dx=\frac{1}{2+3i}{e}^{(2+3i)x)}+C[/tex]

where C is an arbitrary complex constant (I'll set it in the following to 0, for simplicity)

We are to find the imaginary part:
[tex]Im(\frac{1}{2+3i}{e}^{(2+3i)x)})=Im(\frac{2-3i}{13}{e}^{(2+3i)x)})[/tex]
or:
[tex]Im(\frac{1}{2+3i}{e}^{(2+3i)x)})=\frac{e^{2x}}{13}(2\sin(3x)-3\cos(3x))[/tex]
 
[tex]e^{x(2+3i)} = e^{2x}e^{3xi} \neq e^{2}e^{3xi}[/tex]

It's easier than that. Remember that:

[tex]\int e^{ax} dx = \frac{1}{a}e^{ax} + C[/tex]

Once you integrate you then need to separate real from imaginary.
 
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Stuffed up in the first step :(
Thanks guys. :)
prolly should goto bed now. :(