Why is the integral of $1/x$ not $ln|ax|$?












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Wouldn't any non-zero constant $a$ cause the derivative of $ln|ax|$ to simply be $1/x$? So shouldn't the integral of $1/x$ include the constant $a$? I am probably missing something basic here, thanks!



(EDIT: I just realized as I posted that with logarithm rules this $a$ value just goes to the $+C$ constant from integrating, so got!)










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  • The a's cancel out. Try chain rule.
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Wouldn't any non-zero constant $a$ cause the derivative of $ln|ax|$ to simply be $1/x$? So shouldn't the integral of $1/x$ include the constant $a$? I am probably missing something basic here, thanks!



(EDIT: I just realized as I posted that with logarithm rules this $a$ value just goes to the $+C$ constant from integrating, so got!)










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  • The a's cancel out. Try chain rule.
    – Dude156
    Nov 26 at 3:42














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Wouldn't any non-zero constant $a$ cause the derivative of $ln|ax|$ to simply be $1/x$? So shouldn't the integral of $1/x$ include the constant $a$? I am probably missing something basic here, thanks!



(EDIT: I just realized as I posted that with logarithm rules this $a$ value just goes to the $+C$ constant from integrating, so got!)










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Wouldn't any non-zero constant $a$ cause the derivative of $ln|ax|$ to simply be $1/x$? So shouldn't the integral of $1/x$ include the constant $a$? I am probably missing something basic here, thanks!



(EDIT: I just realized as I posted that with logarithm rules this $a$ value just goes to the $+C$ constant from integrating, so got!)







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  • The a's cancel out. Try chain rule.
    – Dude156
    Nov 26 at 3:42


















  • The a's cancel out. Try chain rule.
    – Dude156
    Nov 26 at 3:42
















The a's cancel out. Try chain rule.
– Dude156
Nov 26 at 3:42




The a's cancel out. Try chain rule.
– Dude156
Nov 26 at 3:42










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because of:



$$ dfrac{ d log ax }{dx} = frac{ (ax)' }{ax} = frac{a}{ax} = frac{1}{x } $$






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    Yeah, I knew that. My question was why the anti-derivative didn't include an a, BECAUSE they cancel out. But I figured it it's part of the plus C.
    – Zach
    Nov 26 at 3:51






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    The constant of integration $C$ eats it out because remember $log(ax) = log a + log x $ and $log a $ is a constant
    – Jimmy Sabater
    Nov 26 at 4:13











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because of:



$$ dfrac{ d log ax }{dx} = frac{ (ax)' }{ax} = frac{a}{ax} = frac{1}{x } $$






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    Yeah, I knew that. My question was why the anti-derivative didn't include an a, BECAUSE they cancel out. But I figured it it's part of the plus C.
    – Zach
    Nov 26 at 3:51






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    The constant of integration $C$ eats it out because remember $log(ax) = log a + log x $ and $log a $ is a constant
    – Jimmy Sabater
    Nov 26 at 4:13
















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because of:



$$ dfrac{ d log ax }{dx} = frac{ (ax)' }{ax} = frac{a}{ax} = frac{1}{x } $$






share|cite|improve this answer

















  • 2




    Yeah, I knew that. My question was why the anti-derivative didn't include an a, BECAUSE they cancel out. But I figured it it's part of the plus C.
    – Zach
    Nov 26 at 3:51






  • 2




    The constant of integration $C$ eats it out because remember $log(ax) = log a + log x $ and $log a $ is a constant
    – Jimmy Sabater
    Nov 26 at 4:13














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because of:



$$ dfrac{ d log ax }{dx} = frac{ (ax)' }{ax} = frac{a}{ax} = frac{1}{x } $$






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because of:



$$ dfrac{ d log ax }{dx} = frac{ (ax)' }{ax} = frac{a}{ax} = frac{1}{x } $$







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    Yeah, I knew that. My question was why the anti-derivative didn't include an a, BECAUSE they cancel out. But I figured it it's part of the plus C.
    – Zach
    Nov 26 at 3:51






  • 2




    The constant of integration $C$ eats it out because remember $log(ax) = log a + log x $ and $log a $ is a constant
    – Jimmy Sabater
    Nov 26 at 4:13














  • 2




    Yeah, I knew that. My question was why the anti-derivative didn't include an a, BECAUSE they cancel out. But I figured it it's part of the plus C.
    – Zach
    Nov 26 at 3:51






  • 2




    The constant of integration $C$ eats it out because remember $log(ax) = log a + log x $ and $log a $ is a constant
    – Jimmy Sabater
    Nov 26 at 4:13








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Yeah, I knew that. My question was why the anti-derivative didn't include an a, BECAUSE they cancel out. But I figured it it's part of the plus C.
– Zach
Nov 26 at 3:51




Yeah, I knew that. My question was why the anti-derivative didn't include an a, BECAUSE they cancel out. But I figured it it's part of the plus C.
– Zach
Nov 26 at 3:51




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The constant of integration $C$ eats it out because remember $log(ax) = log a + log x $ and $log a $ is a constant
– Jimmy Sabater
Nov 26 at 4:13




The constant of integration $C$ eats it out because remember $log(ax) = log a + log x $ and $log a $ is a constant
– Jimmy Sabater
Nov 26 at 4:13


















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