Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions. - 7.4 Exercises - Page 501: 11

Answer

$$\int_{0}^{1}\frac{2}{2x^{2}+3x+1}dx=ln\frac{9}{4}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\frac{2}{2x^{2}+3x+1}=\frac{2}{(2x+1)(x+1)}$$ $$=\frac{A}{2x+1}+\frac{B}{x+1}=\frac{(A+B)+(A+2B)x}{(2x+1)(x+1)}$$ $$A=4,B=-2$$ $$\int_{0}^{1}\frac{2}{2x^{2}+3x+1}dx=\int_{0}^{1}(\frac{4}{2x+1}-\frac{2}{x+1})dx$$ $$=\left [ 2ln|2x+1|-2ln|x+1| \right ]_{0}^{1}$$ $$=2ln3-2ln2=ln\frac{9}{4}$$
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