Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Integration Techniques - Review Exercises - Page 594: 66

Answer

$$3x + \frac{1}{2}\ln \left| {{x^2} - 1} \right| + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{{3{x^2} + x - 3}}{{{x^2} - 1}}} \cr & {\text{By the long division }}\frac{{3{x^2} + x - 3}}{{{x^2} - 1}} = 3 + \frac{x}{{{x^2} - 1}} \cr & {\text{Therefore,}} \cr & \int {\frac{{3{x^2} + x - 3}}{{{x^2} - 1}}} dx = \int {\left( {3 + \frac{x}{{{x^2} - 1}}} \right)dx} \cr & = \int {3dx} + \frac{1}{2}\int {\frac{{2x}}{{{x^2} - 1}}dx} \cr & {\text{Integrate }} \cr & {\text{ = }}3x + \frac{1}{2}\ln \left| {{x^2} - 1} \right| + C \cr} $$
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