What is the Integral of (1+e^x)/(1-e^x)?

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[tex] \int \frac{1+e^x}{1-e^x}dx[/tex]
[tex] \int \frac{dx}{1-e^x} +\int \frac{e^x}{1-e^x}dx[/tex]
[tex] u=e^x [/tex]
[tex] lnu=x[/tex]
[tex] \frac{du}{u}=dx[/tex]
[tex] \int \frac{du}{u(1-u)}+\int \frac{du}{1-u}[/tex]
[tex] \int \frac{A}{u}+\frac{B}{1-u}du -ln|1-u|+C[/tex]
[tex] ln|e^x|+ln|1-e^x|-ln|1-e^x|+C[/tex]
[tex] x+C[/tex]
 
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nameVoid said:
[tex] \int \frac{1+e^x}{1-e^x}dx[/tex]
[tex] \int \frac{dx}{1-e^x} +\int \frac{e^x}{1-e^x}dx[/tex]
[tex] u=e^x [/tex]
[tex] lnu=x[/tex]
[tex] \frac{du}{u}=dx[/tex]
[tex] \int \frac{du}{u(1-u)}+\int \frac{du}{1-u}[/tex]
[tex] \int \frac{A}{u}+\frac{B}{1-u}du -ln|1-u|+C[/tex]
[tex] ln|e^x|+ln|1-e^x|-ln|1-e^x|+C[/tex]
[tex] x+C[/tex]
Your antiderivative is obviously incorrect, since d/dx(x + C) = 1. Your antiderivative would have been correct if its derivative was (1 + e^x)/(1 - e^x).

It might be easier not to split into two integrals, but using the same substitution. If you do that, you'll get something you can use partial decomposition on.