Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 7 - Techniques of Integration - 7.4 Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions - 7.4 Exercises - Page 541: 24

Answer

$2\ln|x|-\frac{1}{2}\ln|x^2+3|-\frac{1}{\sqrt 3}\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{\sqrt 3}\right)+C$

Work Step by Step

$\int\frac{x^2-x+6}{x^3+3x}dx$ = $\int\frac{x^2-x+6}{x(x^2+3)}dx$ = $\int\left(\frac{A}{x}+\frac{Bx+C}{x^2+3}\right)dx$ $x^2-x+6$ = $A(x^2+3)+(Bx+C)x$ $x^2-x+6$ = $A(x^2+3)+(Bx^2+Cx)$ $1$ = $A+B$ $-1$ = $C$ $6$ = $3A$ $A$ = $2$, $B$ = $-1$, $C$ = $-1$ So $\int\frac{x^2-x+6}{x^3+3x}dx$ = $\int\left(\frac{2}{x}+\frac{-x-1}{x^2+3}\right)dx$ = $\int\left(\frac{2}{x}-\frac{x}{x^2+3}-\frac{1}{x^2+3}\right)dx$ = $2\ln|x|-\frac{1}{2}\ln|x^2+3|-\frac{1}{\sqrt 3}\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{\sqrt 3}\right)+C$
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