Equation with a definite integral - can I differentiate it?

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I have an equation like this:

$$te^{t} = \int\nolimits_0^t e^\tau u(\tau)d\tau$$

I don't really know how to solve it.. Would it be possible to differentiate both sides of the equation? If so, how can I do it - is it like differentiate one side and then the other or is it more complex? And if it is possible what conditions need to be satisfied in order to do it?

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If we differentiate the left hand side we get $e^t+t e^t$, if we differentiate the right hand side we get $e^t u(t)$ by the fundamental theorem of calculus. Then we see

$$u(t)=t+1$$

An we are done. I think we need to demand that $u(t)$ is continuous to get uniqueness. In general $u(t)=t+1$ almost everywhere.