Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Techniques of Integration - 7.4 Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions - 7.4 Exercises - Page 541: 40

Answer

$\frac{1}{2}[\ln|\sqrt {x+3}-1|+3\ln(\sqrt {x+3}+3)]+C$

Work Step by Step

$\int\frac{dx}{2\sqrt {x+3}+x}dx$ Substitute: $u$ = $\sqrt {x+3}$ $u^2$ = $x+3$ $2udu$ = $dx$ $\int\frac{dx}{2\sqrt {x+3}+x}$ = $\int\frac{2u}{u^2+2u-3}du$ = $\int\frac{2u}{(u+3)(u-1)}du$ = $\int\left(\frac{A}{u-1}+\frac{B}{u+3}\right)du$ $2u$ = $A(u+3)+B(u-1)$ $0$ = $A+B$ $2$ = $3A-B$ $A$ = $\frac{1}{2}$, $B$ = $\frac{3}{2}$ So $\int\frac{2u}{(u+3)(u-1)}du$ = $\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{1}{u-1}+\frac{3}{u+3}\right)$ = $\frac{1}{2}[\ln|u-1|+3\ln|u+3|]+C$ = $\frac{1}{2}[\ln|\sqrt {x+3}-1|+3\ln(\sqrt {x+3}+3)]+C$
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