Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 4 - Integration - 4.2 The Indefinite Integral - Exercises Set 4.2 - Page 278: 6

Answer

$$\,\,\int {\frac{{3 - {x^2}}}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 3} \right)}^2}}}} dx = \frac{x}{{{x^2} + 3}} + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Let }}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\frac{x}{{{x^2} + 3}}} \right] \cr & {\text{using the quotient rule}} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\frac{x}{{{x^2} + 3}}} \right] = \frac{{\left( {{x^2} + 3} \right)\left( x \right)' - \left( x \right)\left( {{x^2} + 3} \right)'}}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 3} \right)}^2}}} \cr & {\text{Differentiating}} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\frac{x}{{{x^2} + 3}}} \right] = \frac{{\left( {{x^2} + 3} \right)\left( 1 \right) - \left( x \right)\left( {2x} \right)}}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 3} \right)}^2}}} \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\frac{x}{{{x^2} + 3}}} \right] = \frac{{{x^2} + 3 - 2{x^2}}}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 3} \right)}^2}}} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\frac{x}{{{x^2} + 3}}} \right] = \frac{{3 - {x^2}}}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 3} \right)}^2}}} \cr & {\text{Thus}}{\text{,}}\,\,\,\,{\text{a corresponding integration formula is}} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\int {\frac{{3 - {x^2}}}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 3} \right)}^2}}}} dx = \frac{x}{{{x^2} + 3}} + C \cr} $$
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