Question
If $\int\Big(\frac{\text{x}-1}{\text{x}^2}\Big)\text{e}^{\text{x}}\text{ dx}=\text{f(x)}\text{e}^{\text{x}}+\text{C},$ then write the value of f(x).

Answer

$\int\Big(\frac{\text{x}-1}{\text{x}^2}\Big)\text{e}^{\text{x}}\text{ dx}=\int\Big(\frac{\text{x}}{\text{x}^2}-\frac{1}{\text{x}^2}\Big)\text{e}^{\text{x}}\text{dx}$
$=\int\Big(\frac{1}{\text{x}}-\frac{1}{\text{x}^2}\Big)\text{e}^{\text{x}}\text{ dx}$
Consider, $\text{f(x)}=\frac{1}{\text{x}},$ then $\text{f}'(\text{x})=-\frac{1}{\text{x}^2}$
Thus, the given integrand is of the from $\text{e}^{\text{x}}\big|\text{f}(\text{x})+\text{f}'(\text{x})\big|$
Therefore, $\int\Big(\frac{\text{x}-1}{\text{x}^2}\Big)\text{e}^{\text{x}}\text{ dx}=\frac{1}{\text{x}}\text{e}^{\text{x}}+\text{C}$
Hence, $\text{f(x)}=\frac{1}{\text{x}}$

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