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: 9

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\ln|2x+1|+2\ln|x-1| + C$

Work Step by Step

Partial Fraction Decomposition: $\displaystyle \quad\frac{px+q}{(x-a)(x-b)} = \frac{A}{x-a}+\frac{B}{x-b}$ $\displaystyle \int\frac{5x+1}{(2x+1)(x-1)}dx$ ________________________________________________________________________ Partial Fraction Decomposition: $5x+1=A(2x+1)+B(x-1)$ Let $x = \displaystyle -\frac{1}{2}\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad$Let $x=1$ $\displaystyle 5(-\frac{3}{2}) + 1=B(-\frac{1}{2}-1)\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad 5(1)+1=A(2(1)+1)$ $\displaystyle -\frac{3}{2}=-\frac{3}{2}B\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad 6 = 3A$ $1=B\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad2=A$ ________________________________________________________________________ $\displaystyle \int\frac{5x+1}{(2x+1)(x-1)}dx = \int\frac{1}{2x+1}+\frac{2}{x-1}dx = \int\frac{2}{x-1}dx+\int\frac{1}{2x+1}dx$ $\displaystyle 2\ln|x-1|+\int\frac{1}{2x+1}dx$, Let $u = 2x+1\quad \rightarrow \quad du=2dx$ $\displaystyle 2\ln|x-1|+\frac{1}{2}\int\frac{1}{u}du$ $\displaystyle 2\ln|x-1| + \frac{1}{2}\ln|u|+ C$ $\displaystyle 2\ln|x-1| + \frac{1}{2}\ln|2x+1|+ C$
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