Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
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Chapter 8 - Integration Techniques, L'Hopital's Rule, and Improper Integrals - 8.5 Exercises - Page 549: 28

Answer

$$\ln \left| {\frac{{\sin x - 1}}{{\sin x + 4}}} \right| + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{{5\cos x}}{{{{\sin }^2}x + 3\sin x - 4}}} dx \cr & {\text{Let }}t = \sin x,{\text{ }}dt = \cos xdx \cr & {\text{Substituting}} \cr & \int {\frac{{5\cos x}}{{{{\sin }^2}x + 3\sin x - 4}}} dx = \int {\frac{5}{{{t^2} + 3t - 4}}} dt \cr & {\text{Decompose into partial fractions}} \cr & \frac{5}{{{t^2} + 3t - 4}} = \frac{5}{{\left( {t + 4} \right)\left( {t - 1} \right)}} = \frac{A}{{t + 4}} + \frac{B}{{t - 1}} \cr & 5 = A\left( {t - 1} \right) + B\left( {t + 4} \right) \cr & t = - 4 \to A = - 1 \cr & t = 1 \to B = 1 \cr & \frac{5}{{\left( {t + 4} \right)\left( {t - 1} \right)}} = \frac{{ - 1}}{{t + 4}} + \frac{1}{{t - 1}} \cr & \int {\frac{5}{{{t^2} + 3t - 4}}} dt = \int {\left( {\frac{{ - 1}}{{t + 4}} + \frac{1}{{t - 1}}} \right)} dt \cr & {\text{Integrate}} \cr & {\text{ = }} - {\text{ln}}\left| {t + 4} \right| + \ln \left| {t - 1} \right| + C \cr & {\text{Using logarithmic properties}} \cr & = \ln \left| {\frac{{t - 1}}{{t + 4}}} \right| + C \cr & {\text{Write in terms of }}x \cr & = \ln \left| {\frac{{\sin x - 1}}{{\sin x + 4}}} \right| + C \cr} $$
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