## how to integrate (exp(ax)-exp(bx))/((exp(ax)+1)(exp(bx)+1))

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cathy_liping
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### how to integrate (exp(ax)-exp(bx))/((exp(ax)+1)(exp(bx)+1))

how to integrate (exp(ax)-exp(bx))/((exp(ax)+1)(exp(bx)+1)) where x is from 0 to 1. i have no idea when i saw it... tks in advance!

Hom
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### Re: how to integrate (exp(ax)-exp(bx))/((exp(ax)+1)(exp(bx)+1))

cathy_liping wrote:how to integrate (exp(ax)-exp(bx))/((exp(ax)+1)(exp(bx)+1)) where x is from 0 to 1. i have no idea when i saw it... tks in advance!

Try to use the LaTex format next time. I found this site quite helpful to edit the formulae in real time. http://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php

Well. $\int_{0}^{1} \frac{(e^{ax}-e^{bx})} {(e^{ax}+1)(e^{bx}+1)} dx = \int_{0}^{1} (\frac{e^{ax}} {(e^{ax}+1)} - \frac{e^{bx}} {(e^{bx}+1)}) dx$
from here you can substitution $u = e^{ax}$ so $du= ae^{ax} dx$. After some manipulation, you will get $\frac{ log(e^{ax}+1)}{a}-\frac{ (e^{bx}+1)}{b}$.

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DDswife
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### Re: how to integrate (exp(ax)-exp(bx))/((exp(ax)+1)(exp(bx)+1))

I think that you forgot to write log in the second term