Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration - Section 8.5 - Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions - Exercises 8.5 - Page 475: 12

Answer

$$9\ln \left| {x - 4} \right| - 7\ln \left| {x - 3} \right| + C $$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{{2x + 1}}{{{x^2} - 7x + 12}}} dx \cr & {\text{The form of the partial fraction decomposition is}} \cr & \frac{{2x + 1}}{{{x^2} - 7x + 12}} = \frac{{2x + 1}}{{\left( {x - 4} \right)\left( {x - 3} \right)}} \cr & \frac{{2x + 1}}{{\left( {x - 4} \right)\left( {x - 3} \right)}} = \frac{A}{{x - 4}} + \frac{B}{{x - 3}} \cr & {\text{Multiplying }}\left( {x - 4} \right)\left( {x - 3} \right){\text{, we have}} \cr & 2x + 1 = A\left( {x - 3} \right) + B\left( {x - 4} \right) \cr & \cr & {\text{if we set }}x = 4 \cr & 2\left( 4 \right) + 1 = A\left( {4 - 3} \right) + B\left( {4 - 4} \right) \cr & 9 = A\left( 1 \right) \cr & A = 9 \cr & \cr & {\text{if we set }}x = 3 \cr & 2\left( 3 \right) + 1 = A\left( {3 - 3} \right) + B\left( {3 - 4} \right) \cr & 7 = A\left( 0 \right) + B\left( { - 1} \right) \cr & B = - 7 \cr & \cr & {\text{then}} \cr & \frac{{2x + 1}}{{\left( {x - 4} \right)\left( {x - 3} \right)}} = \frac{9}{{x - 4}} + \frac{{ - 7}}{{x - 3}} \cr & \int {\frac{{2x + 1}}{{{x^2} - 7x + 12}}} dx = \int {\left( {\frac{9}{{x - 4}} - \frac{7}{{x - 3}}} \right)dx} \cr & {\text{integrating}} \cr & = 9\ln \left| {x - 4} \right| - 7\ln \left| {x - 3} \right| + C \cr} $$
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