Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions. - 7.4 Exercises - Page 501: 12

Answer

$$\int_{0}^{1}\frac{x-4}{x^{2}-5x+6}dx=ln\frac{3}{8}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\int_{0}^{1}\frac{x-4}{x^{2}-5x+6}dx=\int_{0}^{1}\frac{(2x-6)-(x-2)}{(x-2)(x-3)}dx$$ $$=\int_{0}^{1}(\frac{2}{x-2}-\frac{1}{x-3})dx$$ $$=\left [2ln\left | x-2 \right |-ln\left | x-3 \right|\right ]_{0}^{1}$$ $$=ln3-3ln2=ln\frac{3}{8}$$
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