Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 7 - Section 7.4 - Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions. - 7.4 Exercises - Page 501: 40

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{3}{2}\ln|\sqrt{x+3}+3|+\frac{1}{2}\ln|\sqrt{x+3}-1|$

Work Step by Step

$\displaystyle \int\frac{dx}{2\sqrt{x+3}+x}=\quad\left[\begin{array}{ll} t=\sqrt{x+3} & x=t^{2}-3\\ t^{2}=x+3 & dx=2tdt \end{array}\right]$ $=\displaystyle \int\frac{2t}{2t+t^{2}-3}dt$ $=\displaystyle \int\frac{2t}{(t+3)(t-1)}dt$ Create partial fraction and solve for the coefficients in numerators. $\displaystyle \frac{2t}{(t+3)(t-1)} = \frac{A}{t+3} + \frac{B}{t-1}$ $\displaystyle 2t = A(t-1) + B(t+3)$ $\displaystyle 2t = (A+B)t+(-A+3B)$ Solve the linear system. \begin{array}{*{3}{rC}l} A & + & B & = & 2 \\ -A & + & 3B & = & 0 \\ \end{array} $\displaystyle A=\frac{3}{2}$, $\displaystyle B=\frac{1}{2}$ Return to solving integral, but with partial fractions. $=\displaystyle \frac{3}{2}\int\frac{dt}{t+3} + \frac{1}{2}\int\frac{dt}{t-1}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{3}{2}\ln|t+3|+\frac{1}{2}\ln|t-1|$ $\displaystyle \frac{3}{2}\ln|\sqrt{x+3}+3|+\frac{1}{2}\ln|\sqrt{x+3}-1|$
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