Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0321749006
ISBN 13: 978-0-32174-900-0

Chapter 8 - Further Techniques and Applications of Integration - 8.1 Integration by Parts - 8.1 Exercises - Page 433: 26

Answer

$$ - \frac{2}{{15}}\ln \left| {\frac{x}{{3x - 5}}} \right| + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{2}{{3x\left( {3x - 5} \right)}}} dx \cr & {\text{drop out the constant }}\frac{2}{3} \cr & = \frac{2}{3}\int {\frac{1}{{x\left( {3x - 5} \right)}}} dx \cr & {\text{integrate by tables using the formulas on the apendix D for this book}} \cr & {\text{using the formula 13}}:\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\int {\frac{1}{{x\left( {ax + b} \right)}}dx = \frac{1}{b} \cdot \ln \left| {\frac{x}{{ax + b}}} \right|} + C{\text{ }} \cr & {\text{in the integral }}\int {\frac{1}{{x\left( {3x - 5} \right)}}} dx{\text{ we can see that }}a = 3{\text{ and }}b = - 5 \cr & {\text{then}} \cr & \frac{2}{3}\int {\frac{1}{{x\left( {3x - 5} \right)}}} dx = \frac{2}{3}\left( {\frac{1}{{ - 5}} \cdot \ln \left| {\frac{x}{{3x - 5}}} \right|} \right) + C \cr & {\text{simplifying}} \cr & = - \frac{2}{{15}}\ln \left| {\frac{x}{{3x - 5}}} \right| + C \cr} $$
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.