Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.2 Exercises - Page 335: 54

Answer

$=1-2\ln 2\approx-0.386$ check with desmos online calculator:

Work Step by Step

Find the indefinite integral first, $\displaystyle \frac{x-1}{x+1}=\frac{x+1-2}{x+1}=\frac{x+1}{x+1}-\frac{2}{x+1}\\=1-\dfrac{2}{x+1}$ $\displaystyle \int\frac{x-1}{x+1}dx=\int dx-2\int\frac{1}{x+1}dx$ $=x-2\ln|x+1|+C$ Now, the definite integral: $\displaystyle \int_{0}^{1}\frac{x-1}{x+1}dx=$ $=[x-2\ln|x+1|]_{0}^{1}$ $=1-2\ln 2-(0-2\ln 1)$ $=1-2\ln 2\approx-0.386$
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