University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321999584
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-958-0

Chapter 8 - Practice Exercises - Page 474: 23

Answer

$\dfrac{x^2}{2}+\dfrac{3}{2} \ln |x+1|-\dfrac{9}{2} \ln |x+3|+C$

Work Step by Step

Consider the integral $\int \dfrac{x^3+4x^2}{x^2+4x+3}dx$ The given integral can be re-written as: $\int \dfrac{x^3+4x^2}{x^2+4x+3}dx=\int (x- \dfrac{3x}{x^2+4x+3})dx$ This implies that $\int (x- \dfrac{3x}{x^2+4x+3})dx=\int x dx+(\dfrac{3}{2})\int \dfrac{dx}{x+1}-(\dfrac{9}{2}) \int \dfrac{dx}{x+3}$ We use the formula: $\int x^n dx=\int\dfrac{x^{n+1}}{n+1} dx$ or, $=\dfrac{x^2}{2}+\dfrac{3}{2} \ln |x+1|-\dfrac{9}{2} \ln |x+3|+C$
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