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Problem 38 | Section 8.4 | Integration by Partial Fractions

x3 + 2 x 2 + 3x − 2 x3 + 2 x 2 + 3x − 2
∫ dx = ∫ dx
(x + 2x + 2) ( )
2 2
( x + 1) + 1
2 2

x3 + 2 x 2 + 3x − 2 (u − 1)3 + 2(u − 1) 2 + 3(u − 1) − 2


= =
(( x + 1) + 1) (u + 1)
2 2 2 2

u 3 − 3u 2 + 3u − 1 + 2u 2 − 4u + 2 + 3u − 3 − 2
= =
(u + 1)
2 2

u 3 − u 2 + 2u − 4 Au + B Cu + D
= = +
(u 2
+ 1)
2
( u 2 + 1) ( u 2 + 1)2
→ u 3 − u 2 + 2u − 4 = Au 3 + Bu 2 + Au + B + Cu + D
→ u 3 − u 2 + 2u − 4 = Au 3 + Bu 2 + ( A + C )u + ( B + D)
A =1
B = −1
A+C = 2 → C =1
B + D = −4 → D = −3
u −1 u −3 u 1 u 3
∫ ( u 2 + 1) + u 2 + 1 2 du =∫ ( u 2 + 1) − ( u 2 + 1) + u 2 + 1 2 − u 2 + 1 2 du =
( ) ( ) ( )
2u 1 2u 3
= ∫ 12 − 2 + 12 − du =
( u + 1) ( u + 1) ( u 2 + 1) ( u 2 + 1)2
2 2

⎛ u ⎞
= 12 ln ( u 2 + 1) − arctan u −
1
− 23 ⎜ 2 + arctan u ⎟ + C
2 ( u + 1)2
⎝ u +1 ⎠
⎛ x +1 ⎞
= 12 ln ( x 2 + 2 x + 2 ) − arctan ( x + 1) −
1
− 32 ⎜ 2 + arctan ( x + 1) ⎟ + C
2 ( x + 2 x + 1)
2
⎝ x + 2x +1 ⎠
⎛ x +1 ⎞
= 12 ⎜ ln ( x 2 + 2 x + 2 ) − 5arctan ( x + 1) − 2
1
−3 2 ⎟+C

⎝ ( x + 2 x + 1) x + 2 x + 1 ⎟

⎛ 3x + 4 ⎞
= 12 ⎜ ln ( x 2 + 2 x + 2 ) − 5arctan ( x + 1) − 2 ⎟+C

⎝ ( x + 2 x + 1) ⎟

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