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The integral $$\int\left(1 + x - \frac{1}{x}\right)e^{x+\frac{1}{x}} dx$$ is equal to:
We begin with the integral
$$\int \left(1 + x - \frac{1}{x}\right)\; e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}}\; dx.$$
A very common strategy for such problems is to look for a function whose derivative reproduces the given integrand. Because the exponential factor $$e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}}$$ is present everywhere, we suspect a product of this exponential with some elementary function of $$x$$. Let us therefore examine the derivative of the product $$x\,e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}}.$$
First we recall the product rule of differentiation:
$$\frac{d}{dx}\,[u(x)\,v(x)] \;=\; u'(x)\,v(x) \;+\; u(x)\,v'(x).$$
Here we choose
$$u(x)=x, \qquad v(x)=e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}}.$$
We compute each derivative separately.
Clearly,
$$u'(x)=\frac{d}{dx}(x)=1.$$
Next, to differentiate $$v(x)=e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}},$$ we first note the chain rule:
$$\frac{d}{dx}\,e^{f(x)} = e^{f(x)}\;f'(x).$$
In our case $$f(x)=x+\frac{1}{x}.$$ Therefore
$$f'(x)=\frac{d}{dx}\Bigl(x+\frac{1}{x}\Bigr)=1-\frac{1}{x^{2}}.$$
Applying the chain rule gives
$$v'(x)=e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}}\left(1-\frac{1}{x^{2}}\right).$$
Now we use the product rule:
$$\frac{d}{dx}\left[x\,e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}}\right] \;=\; u'(x)v(x) + u(x)v'(x).$$
Substituting the values we have just obtained,
$$\frac{d}{dx}\left[x\,e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}}\right] \;=\; 1\cdot e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}} \;+\; x\;e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}}\left(1-\frac{1}{x^{2}}\right).$$
We now factor out the common exponential:
$$\frac{d}{dx}\left[x\,e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}}\right] \;=\; e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}}\Bigl[\,1 + x\Bigl(1-\frac{1}{x^{2}}\Bigr)\Bigr].$$
Inside the square brackets we simplify the expression:
$$x\Bigl(1-\frac{1}{x^{2}}\Bigr) \;=\; x\cdot 1 - x\cdot\frac{1}{x^{2}} \;=\; x - \frac{1}{x}.$$
Hence
$$\frac{d}{dx}\left[x\,e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}}\right] \;=\; e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}}\Bigl(1 + x - \frac{1}{x}\Bigr).$$
Observe that the factor in parentheses is exactly the same as the factor in the integrand. Therefore,
$$\left(1 + x - \frac{1}{x}\right) e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}} \;=\; \frac{d}{dx}\left[x\,e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}}\right].$$
When an integrand is recognized as a total derivative, the integration becomes immediate:
$$\int \left(1 + x - \frac{1}{x}\right) e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}} \, dx \;=\; x\,e^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}} \;+\; C,$$
where $$C$$ is the constant of integration.
On comparing with the given options, this result corresponds to
$$xe^{\,x+\frac{1}{x}} + c,$$
which is Option D.
Hence, the correct answer is Option D.
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