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3.2(C) · Q98

Q.Evaluate: ∫3x+4x2+6x+5 dx\int \frac{3x+4}{x^2+6x+5}\,dx

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The derivative of the denominator is 2x+62x+6. Write 3x+4=A(2x+6)+B3x+4=A(2x+6)+B: matching coefficients, 2A=3⇒A=322A=3\Rightarrow A=\dfrac32, and 6A+B=4⇒B=4−9=−56A+B=4\Rightarrow B=4-9=-5.

So ∫3x+4x2+6x+5dx=32∫2x+6x2+6x+5dx−5∫dxx2+6x+5\displaystyle\int\dfrac{3x+4}{x^2+6x+5}dx=\dfrac32\int\dfrac{2x+6}{x^2+6x+5}dx-5\int\dfrac{dx}{x^2+6x+5}.

First integral: 32log⁡∣x2+6x+5∣\dfrac32\log\left|x^2+6x+5\right| (of the form ∫f′/f\int f'/f).

Second: complete the square, x2+6x+5=(x+3)2−4x^2+6x+5=(x+3)^2-4, giving 14log⁡∣x+1x+5∣\dfrac14\log\left|\dfrac{x+1}{x+5}\right|, so the −5-5 term contributes −54log⁡∣x+1x+5∣-\dfrac54\log\left|\dfrac{x+1}{x+5}\right|.

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32log⁡∣x2+6x+5∣−54log⁡∣x+1x+5∣+c\dfrac32\log\left|x^2+6x+5\right|-\dfrac54\log\left|\dfrac{x+1}{x+5}\right|+c

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