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 - 5.7 Exercises - Page 380: 41

Answer

$$\frac{1}{2}{\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{x^2} + 1} \right) + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{x}{{{x^4} + 2{x^2} + 2}}} dx \cr & {\text{Completing the square}} \cr & = \int {\frac{x}{{\left( {{x^4} + 2{x^2} + 1} \right) + 1}}} dx \cr & = \int {\frac{x}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 1} \right)}^2} + 1}}} dx \cr & {\text{Let }}u = {x^2} + 1,{\text{ }}du = 2xdx,{\text{ }}dx = \frac{1}{{2x}}du{\text{ }} \cr & \int {\frac{x}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 1} \right)}^2} + 1}}} dx = \int {\frac{x}{{{u^2} + 1}}} \left( {\frac{1}{{2x}}} \right)du \cr & = \frac{1}{2}\int {\frac{1}{{{u^2} + 1}}} du \cr & {\text{Integrate using basic integration rules}} \cr & = \frac{1}{2}{\tan ^{ - 1}}u + C \cr & {\text{Write in terms of }}x \cr & = \frac{1}{2}{\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{x^2} + 1} \right) + C \cr} $$
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