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How to Integrate[Abs[x]]?

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• Subject: [mg91624] How to Integrate[Abs[x]]?
• From: Thomas Dybdahl Ahle <lobais at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:25:43 -0400 (EDT)

On my Ti calculater |x| is easily integrated to |x|*x/2, but when I type Integrate[Abs[x],x] in mathematica, it seams like it can't find the solution.
Is there anything I'll have to do, to make mathematica find the solution?

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