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: 99

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{{{x^3}}}{{1 + {x^2}}}} dx \cr & \cr & {\text{By the long division }}\frac{{{x^3}}}{{1 + {x^2}}} = x - \frac{x}{{{x^2} + 1}}.{\text{Then}} \cr & \int {\frac{{{x^3}}}{{1 + {x^2}}}} dx = \int {\left( {x - \frac{x}{{{x^2} + 1}}} \right)} dx \cr & = \int x dx - \int {\frac{x}{{{x^2} + 1}}} dx \cr & = \int x dx - \frac{1}{2}\int {\frac{{2x}}{{{x^2} + 1}}} dx \cr & {\text{Integrating}} \cr & = \frac{{{x^2}}}{2} - \frac{1}{2}\ln \left( {{x^2} + 1} \right) + C{\text{ }} \cr} $$
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