Integral Calculus Question 347

Question: $ \int_{{}}^{{}}{xe^{x}\ dx} $ is equal to

[SCRA 1996]

Options:

A) $ (x+1)e^{x}+c $

B) $ (x-1)e^{x}+c $

C) $ xe^{x}+1+c $

D) $ xe^{x}-1+c $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ \int_{{}}^{{}}{xe^{x}dx}=x.e^{x}-\int_{{}}^{{}}{1.e^{x}dx} $ $ =xe^{x}-e^{x}+c=e^{x}(x-1)+c $ .