Where Does This Ln Come From?!

Where Does This Ln Come From?!
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Every calculus student knows the feeling! You're cruising through integration formulas like a boss until suddenly... NATURAL LOGARITHM APPEARS OUT OF NOWHERE! 😱

The meme perfectly captures that moment of mathematical whiplash when integrating 1/x gives you ln|x|. While other power rule integrals follow a predictable pattern, this sneaky logarithm breaks the sequence and haunts students' dreams!

For the curious minds: this happens because the derivative of ln|x| is 1/x, making it the only function whose pattern doesn't follow the standard power rule formula. It's the mathematical equivalent of that one weird cousin at family reunions who refuses to follow traditions!

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