Calculus 10th Edition

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

Chapter 8 - Integration Techniques, L'Hopital's Rule, and Improper Integrals - 8.5 Exercises - Page 549: 22

Answer

$$\frac{1}{2}{\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{2}} \right) - \frac{3}{{{x^2} + 4}} + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{{{x^2} + 6x + 4}}{{{x^4} + 8{x^2} + 16}}} dx \cr & {\text{Factor the denominator}} \cr & = \int {\frac{{{x^2} + 6x + 4}}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 4} \right)}^2}}}} dx \cr & {\text{Decompose the integrand into partial fractions}} \cr & \frac{{{x^2} + 6x + 4}}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 4} \right)}^2}}} = \frac{{Ax + B}}{{{x^2} + 4}} + \frac{{Cx + D}}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 4} \right)}^2}}} \cr & {x^2} + 6x + 4 = \left( {Ax + B} \right)\left( {{x^2} + 4} \right) + Cx + D \cr & {x^2} + 6x + 4 = A{x^3} + 4Ax + B{x^2} + 4B + Cx + D \cr & {\text{Grouping terms}} \cr & {x^2} + 6x + 4 = A{x^3} + B{x^2} + \left( {4Ax + Cx} \right) + \left( {4B + D} \right) \cr & {\text{Setting a system of equations}} \cr & A = 0 \cr & B = 1 \cr & 4A + C = 6 \to C = 6 \cr & 4B + D = 4 \to D = 0 \cr & \frac{{{x^2} + 6x + 4}}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 4} \right)}^2}}} = \frac{{Ax + B}}{{{x^2} + 4}} + \frac{{Cx + D}}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 4} \right)}^2}}} \cr & \frac{{{x^2} + 6x + 4}}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 4} \right)}^2}}} = \frac{1}{{{x^2} + 4}} + \frac{{6x}}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 4} \right)}^2}}} \cr & \int {\frac{{{x^2} + 6x + 4}}{{{x^4} + 8{x^2} + 16}}} dx = \int {\left( {\frac{1}{{{x^2} + 4}} + \frac{{6x}}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 4} \right)}^2}}}} \right)} dx \cr & = \int {\frac{1}{{{x^2} + 4}}} dx + 3\int {\frac{{2x}}{{{{\left( {{x^2} + 4} \right)}^2}}}} dx \cr & {\text{Integrating}} \cr & = \frac{1}{2}{\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{2}} \right) + 3\left( { - \frac{1}{{{x^2} + 4}}} \right) + C \cr & = \frac{1}{2}{\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{2}} \right) - \frac{3}{{{x^2} + 4}} + C \cr} $$
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