Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration - Practice Exercises - Page 517: 16

Answer

$$2{\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{2}} \right) + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{{4xdx}}{{{x^3} + 4x}}} \cr & {\text{Factor the denominator and simplify}} \cr & \int {\frac{{4xdx}}{{{x^3} + 4x}}} = \int {\frac{{4xdx}}{{x\left( {{x^2} + 4} \right)}}} \cr & = \int {\frac{{4dx}}{{{x^2} + 4}}} \cr & = 4\int {\frac{{dx}}{{{x^2} + {{\left( 2 \right)}^2}}}} \cr & {\text{Integrate using the formula }}\int {\frac{{dx}}{{{a^2} + {x^2}}}} = \frac{1}{a}{\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{a}} \right) + C \cr & = 4\left( {\frac{1}{2}{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{2}} \right)} \right) + C \cr & = 2{\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{2}} \right) + C \cr} $$
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