Re: Problem with Integrate
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- Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 01:19:09 -0400 (EDT)
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On Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:25:36 +0000 (UTC), "news" <news at fx20.iad.highwinds-media.com> wrote: >This may be a duplicate message. > >I am new to Mathematica. When I try to perform Integrate[log(x),x], I >get back 0.5 log x^2, which is just log x. When I perform the double >integral: Integrate[Integrate[1/x,x],x], I get the correct answer. No >syntax perturbations on Integrate[log(x),x] give the proper answer. > >Could someone explain what I am doing wrong? Thanks in advance for >your help. Solved it: capitalize the "L" in log and be careful about ( ) and [ ]. Sorry to waste your time.