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 542: 57

Answer

\[\frac{1}{2}\ln\left|\frac{x-2}{x}\right|+C\]

Work Step by Step

Let \[I=\int\frac{dx}{x^2-2x}=\frac{dx}{(x-1)^2-1}\] Substitute $t=x-1$ _____(1) $\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\Rightarrow dt=dx$ \[I=\int\frac{dt}{t^2-1}\] \[\left[\int\frac{dx}{x^2-a^2}=\frac{1}{2a}\ln\left|\frac{x-a}{x+a}\right|\right]\] \[I=\frac{1}{2}\ln\left|\frac{t-1}{t+1}\right|+C\] $C$ is constant of integration From (1) \[I=\frac{1}{2}\ln\left|\frac{x-2}{x}\right|+C\] Hence $I=\large\frac{1}{2}\ln\left|\frac{x-2}{x}\right|$ $+C$.
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