University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.4 - Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions - Exercises - Page 446: 43

Answer

$$\int\frac{(x-2)^2\tan^{-1}(2x)-12x^3-3x}{(4x^2+1)(x-2)^2}dx=\frac{1}{4}(\tan^{-1}(2x))^2-3\ln|x-2|+\frac{6}{x-2}+C$$

Work Step by Step

$$A=\int\frac{(x-2)^2\tan^{-1}(2x)-12x^3-3x}{(4x^2+1)(x-2)^2}dx$$ $$A=\int\frac{(x-2)^2\tan^{-1}(2x)}{(4x^2+1)(x-2)^2}dx+\int\frac{-3x(4x^2+1)}{(4x^2+1)(x-2)^2}dx$$ $$A=\int\frac{\tan^{-1}(2x)}{4x^2+1}dx-3\int\frac{x}{(x-2)^2}dx$$ $$A=M-3N$$ 1) Consider $M$: $$M=\int\frac{\tan^{-1}(2x)}{4x^2+1}dx$$ Set $u=\tan^{-1}(2x)$, which means $$du=\frac{(2x)'}{(2x)^2+1^2}dx=\frac{2}{4x^2+1}dx$$ $$\frac{1}{4x^2+1}dx=\frac{1}{2}du$$ Therefore, $$M=\frac{1}{2}\int udu$$ $$M=\frac{1}{4}u^2+C$$ $$M=\frac{1}{4}(\tan^{-1}(2x))^2+C$$ 2) Consider $N$: $$N=\int\frac{x}{(x-2)^2}dx=\int\Big(\frac{A}{x-2}+\frac{B}{(x-2)^2}\Big)dx$$ We now clear the fractions. $$A(x-2)+B=x$$ $$Ax-2A+B=x$$ So, $A=1$ while $-2A+B=0$, meaning that $B=2A=2\times1=2$ Therefore, $$N=\int\frac{dx}{x-2}+\int\frac{2}{(x-2)^2}dx$$ $$N=\ln|x-2|-\frac{2}{x-2}+C$$ So, in conclusion, $$A=M-3N=\frac{1}{4}(\tan^{-1}(2x))^2-3\ln|x-2|+\frac{6}{x-2}+C$$
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