Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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

Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration - Practice Exercises - Page 519: 89

Answer

$$\ln \left( {\frac{{{e^t} + 1}}{{{e^t} + 2}}} \right) + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{{{e^t}dt}}{{{e^{2t}} + 3{e^t} + 2}}} \cr & {\text{Let }}u = {e^t},\,\,\,\,du = {e^t}dt \cr & \int {\frac{{{e^t}dt}}{{{e^{2t}} + 3{e^t} + 2}}} = \int {\frac{{du}}{{{u^2} + 3u + 2}}} \cr & \cr & {\text{Decomposing the integrand }}\frac{1}{{{u^2} + 3u + 2}}{\text{ into partial fractions}} \cr & \frac{1}{{{u^2} + 3u + 2}} = \frac{1}{{\left( {u + 2} \right)\left( {u + 1} \right)}} = \frac{A}{{u + 2}} + \frac{B}{{u + 1}} \cr & {\text{Multiply by }}\left( {u + 2} \right)\left( {u + 1} \right) \cr & 1 = A\left( {u + 1} \right) + B\left( {u + 2} \right) \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\text{If }}u = - 2,{\text{ then }}A = - 1 \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\text{If }}u = - 1,{\text{ then }}B = 1 \cr & \frac{1}{{\left( {u + 2} \right)\left( {u + 1} \right)}} = \frac{A}{{u + 2}} + \frac{B}{{u + 1}} = - \frac{1}{{u + 2}} + \frac{1}{{u + 1}} \cr & {\text{then}}{\text{,}} \cr & \int {\frac{{du}}{{{u^2} + 3u + 2}}} = \int {\left( { - \frac{1}{{u + 2}} + \frac{1}{{u + 1}}} \right)du} \cr & {\text{integrating}} \cr & = - \ln \left| {u + 2} \right| + \ln \left| {u + 1} \right| + C \cr & \cr & {\text{write in terms of }}t;{\text{ replace }}{e^t}{\text{ for }}u \cr & = - \ln \left| {{e^t} + 2} \right| + \ln \left| {{e^t} + 1} \right| + C \cr & = \ln \left( {\frac{{{e^t} + 1}}{{{e^t} + 2}}} \right) + C \cr} $$
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