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 519: 102

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{{1 + {x^2}}}{{{{\left( {1 + x} \right)}^3}}}} dx \cr & {\text{Integrate by using the substitution method}} \cr & \,\,\,{\text{Let }}u = 1 + x,\,\,\,\,\,\,x = u - 1,\,\,\,\,dx = du \cr & \cr & {\text{Write the integrand in terms of }}u \cr & \int {\frac{{1 + {x^2}}}{{{{\left( {1 + x} \right)}^3}}}} dx = \int {\frac{{1 + {{\left( {u - 1} \right)}^2}}}{{{u^3}}}} du \cr & {\text{expand and distribute}} \cr & = \int {\frac{{1 + {u^2} - 2u + 1}}{{{u^3}}}} du \cr & = \int {\frac{{2 + {u^2} - 2u}}{{{u^3}}}} du \cr & = \int {\left( {\frac{2}{{{u^3}}} + \frac{{{u^2}}}{{{u^3}}} - \frac{{2u}}{{{u^3}}}} \right)} du \cr & = \int {\left( {2{u^{ - 3}} + \frac{1}{u} - 2{u^{ - 2}}} \right)} du \cr & \cr & {\text{Integrating}} \cr & = 2\left( {\frac{{{u^{ - 2}}}}{{ - 2}}} \right) + \ln \left| u \right| - 2\left( {\frac{{{u^{ - 1}}}}{{ - 1}}} \right) + C \cr & = - \frac{1}{{{u^2}}} + \ln \left| u \right| + \frac{2}{u} + C \cr & \cr & {\text{Write in terms of }}x,{\text{ substitute }}1 + x{\text{ for }}u \cr & = - \frac{1}{{{{\left( {1 + x} \right)}^2}}} + \ln \left| {1 + x} \right| + \frac{2}{{1 + x}} + C \cr} $$
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