Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Techniques of Integration - 7.4 Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions - 7.4 Exercises - Page 541: 21

Answer

$\frac{1}{4}{\ln|t+1|-\frac{1}{4(t+1)}-\frac{1}{4}{\ln|t-1|}-\frac{1}{4(t-1)}}+C$

Work Step by Step

$\int{\frac{dt}{(t^2-1)^2}}$ = $\int{\frac{dt}{(t-1)^2(t+1)^2}}$ = $\int\left[\frac{A}{t+1}+\frac{B}{(t+1)^2}+\frac{C}{t-1}+\frac{D}{(t-1)^2}\right]dt$ $1$ = $A(t+1)(t-1)^2+B(t-1)^2+C(t-1)(t+1)^2+D(t+1)^2$ $A$ = $\frac{1}{4}$, $B$ = $\frac{1}{4}$, $C$ = $-\frac{1}{4}$, $D$ = $\frac{1}{4}$ So $\int{\frac{dt}{(t^2-1)^2}}$ = $\int\left[\frac{1}{4(t+1)}+\frac{1}{4(t+1)^2}-\frac{1}{4(t-1)}+\frac{1}{4(t-1)^2}\right]dt$ = $\frac{1}{4}{\ln|t+1|-\frac{1}{4(t+1)}-\frac{1}{4}{\ln|t-1|}-\frac{1}{4(t-1)}}+C$
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