Solving an Integral with the Ei Function

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In summary: Thanks Dexter :smile:, i guess my first integral was correct ( I_{2} ) but the second one ( I_{3} ) , whoa what a mess... maybe i can rewrite it someway... i'll let you all know if i can.
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[tex] \int \frac{1 - x \exp{xy}}{\frac{1}{y} + x \ln {y}} dx [/tex]

Here's what i have done

[tex] \int \frac{1 - x \exp{xy}}{\frac{1}{y} + x \ln {y}} dx = \int \frac{1}{\frac{1}{y} + x \ln {y}} dx + \int \frac{- x \exp{xy}}{\frac{1}{y} + x \ln {y}} dx [/tex]

so

[tex] I_{1} = I_{2} + I_{3} [/tex]

where

[tex] I_{1} = \int \frac{1 - x \exp{xy}}{\frac{1}{y} + x \ln {y}} dx [/tex]

[tex] I_{2} = \int \frac{1}{\frac{1}{y} + x \ln {y}} dx [/tex]

[tex] I_{3} = \int \frac{- x \exp{xy}}{\frac{1}{y} + x \ln {y}} dx [/tex]

Now,

[tex] I_{2} = \int \frac{1}{\frac{1}{y} + x \ln {y}} dx [/tex]

multiplying by [itex] \frac{\ln{y}}{\ln{y}} [/itex]

[tex] I_{2} = \frac{\ln{y}}{\ln{y}} \int \frac{1}{\frac{1}{y} + x \ln {y}} dx [/tex]

[tex] I_{2} = \frac{1}{\ln{y}} \int \frac{\ln{y}}{\frac{1}{y} + x \ln {y}} dx [/tex]

Using substitution [itex] u = \frac{1}{y} + x \ln {y} [/itex] and therefore [itex] du = \ln{y} dx [/itex]

Now,

[tex] I_{2} = \frac{1}{\ln{y}} \int \frac{1}{u} du [/tex]

[tex] I_{2} = \frac{1}{\ln{y}} \ln{|\frac{1}{y} + x \ln {y}|} [/tex]

Any ideas about [itex] I_{3} [/itex] or the whole integral?
 
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Cyclovenom said:
multiplying by [itex] \frac{\ln{y}}{\ln{y}} [/itex]

[tex] I_{2} = \frac{\ln{y}}{\ln{y}} \int \frac{1}{\frac{1}{y} + x \ln {y}} dx [/tex]

[tex] I_{2} = \frac{1}{\ln{y}} \int \frac{\ln{y}}{\frac{1}{y} + x \ln {y}} dx [/tex]

Using substitution [itex] u = \frac{1}{y} + x \ln {y} [/itex] and therefore [itex] du = \ln{y} dx [/itex]


I don't think that's fair game.
 
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There you go

[tex] \int \frac{1-xe^{xy}}{\frac {1}{y}+x\ln y}dx=\allowbreak \frac{\ln \left( \frac {1}{y}+x\ln y\right) }{\ln y}-\frac {1}{y\ln y}e^{xy}-\frac {1}{y\ln^{2}y}e^{-\frac 1{\ln y}}\func{Ei}\left( 1,-xy-\frac 1{\ln y}\right) +C[/tex]


Daniel.
 
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Thanks Dexter :smile:, i guess my first integral was correct ([itex] I_{2} [/itex]) but the second one ([itex] I_{3} [/itex]) , whoa what a mess...

By the way, any idea for solving the [itex] I_{3} [/itex] ?, i haven't been able to see anything... maybe i can rewrite it someway... i'll let you all know if i can.

Whozum? what do you mean? y is being kept as a constant...
 
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You'll have to dig it somehow (make algebraic calculations and prossibly changes of integration variable) as to get it in the standard form of the Ei function.



Daniel.
 

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