Using integration by parts,
∫1/x dx = ∫1/x.1 dx
= ∫1/x.x-∫(-1/x^2)x dx
= ∫1+∫1/x dx.
Subtracting ∫1/x dx from both sideswe conclude that 0=1. What is wrong with this logic?

Answer :

LammettHash

Integrating by parts with

[tex]u=\dfrac1x\implies\mathrm du=-\dfrac{\mathrm dx}{x^2}[/tex]

[tex]\mathrm dv=\mathrm dx\implies v=x[/tex]

gives

[tex]\displaystyle\int\frac{\mathrm dx}x=\frac xx+\int\frac x{x^2}\,\mathrm dx[/tex]

[tex]\displaystyle\int\frac{\mathrm dx}x=1+\int\frac{\mathrm dx}x[/tex]

But the two integrals don't cancel, because there are infinitely many antiderivatives of [tex]\frac1x[/tex] that differ by a constant.

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