How do you integrate #e^(-ax)cos(bx)#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-12T10:13:45

#=- e^(-ax)/(a^2+ b^2) qquad (a cos bx - b sin bx) #

This is not IBP but gives an alternative more compact way of doing it

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