How to find the integral of (3x^3 - 1)/x from 1 to e

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IntegrateMe

[tex]\int_{1}^{e} \frac{3x^3-1}{x} dx[/tex]

What method? I haven't seen a problem like this before.

Last edited: Apr 13, 2010

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rock.freak667

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Remember how (a+b)/c = a/c + b/c ? Use a similar principle.

IntegrateMe

Ah, OK so:

[tex]\int_{1}^{e} 3x^2 -\frac{1}{x} dx[/tex]

In which case this becomes a simple integration problem.

Thank you!