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 476: 50

Answer

$$\frac{1}{{80}}\ln \left| {\frac{{{x^5} + 4}}{{{x^5}}}} \right| - \frac{1}{{20{x^5}}} + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{1}{{{x^6}\left( {{x^5} + 4} \right)}}} dx \cr & {\text{Multiply by }}\frac{{{x^4}}}{{{x^4}}} \cr & = \int {\frac{{{x^4}}}{{{x^{10}}\left( {{x^5} + 4} \right)}}} dx \cr & {\text{Let }}{x^5} = u,\,\,\,\,5{x^4}dx = du \cr & = \int {\frac{{\left( {1/5} \right)du}}{{{u^2}\left( {u + 4} \right)}}} \cr & = \frac{1}{5}\int {\frac{{du}}{{{u^2}\left( {u + 4} \right)}}} \cr & {\text{Decompose }}\frac{1}{{{u^2}\left( {u + 4} \right)}}{\text{ into partial fractions}} \cr & \frac{1}{{{u^2}\left( {u + 4} \right)}} = \frac{A}{u} + \frac{B}{{{u^2}}} + \frac{C}{{u + 4}} \cr & {\text{Multiply by }}u\left( {u + 1} \right){\text{ and simplify}} \cr & 1 = Au\left( {u + 4} \right) + B\left( {u + 4} \right) + C{u^2} \cr & 1 = A{u^2} + 4Au + Bu + 4B + C{u^2} \cr & 1 = \left( {A{u^2} + C{u^2}} \right) + 4Au + Bu + 4B \cr & {\text{Equate the coefficients}} \cr & A + C = 0,\,\,\,\,4A + B = 0,\,\,\,4B = 1 \cr & {\text{Solve to get}} \cr & B = 1/4,\,\,\,\,A = - 1/16,\,\,\,\,\,C = 1/16 \cr & \cr & {\text{Replace the coefficients}} \cr & \frac{1}{{{u^2}\left( {u + 4} \right)}} = \frac{{ - 1/16}}{u} + \frac{{1/4}}{{{u^2}}} + \frac{{1/16}}{{u + 4}} \cr & \cr & {\text{Then}}{\text{,}} \cr & \frac{1}{5}\int {\frac{{du}}{{{u^2}\left( {u + 4} \right)}}} = \frac{1}{5}\int {\left( {\frac{{ - 1/16}}{u} + \frac{{1/4}}{{{u^2}}} + \frac{{1/16}}{{u + 4}}} \right)} du \cr & {\text{Integrate}} \cr & = \frac{1}{5}\left( { - \frac{1}{{16}}\ln \left| u \right| - \frac{1}{{4u}} + \frac{1}{{16}}\ln \left| {u + 4} \right|} \right) + C \cr & = - \frac{1}{{80}}\ln \left| u \right| - \frac{1}{{20u}} + \frac{1}{{80}}\ln \left| {u + 4} \right| + C \cr & \cr & {\text{Replace }}u = {x^5} \cr & = - \frac{1}{{80}}\ln \left| {{x^5}} \right| - \frac{1}{{20{x^5}}} + \frac{1}{{80}}\ln \left| {{x^5} + 4} \right| + C \cr & = \frac{1}{{80}}\ln \left| {\frac{{{x^5} + 4}}{{{x^5}}}} \right| - \frac{1}{{20{x^5}}} + C \cr} $$
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