Find the following integrals
(a) Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \int \frac{3x-1}{2x^2-x}~dx}
(b) Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \int \frac{\sqrt{x+1}}{x}~dx}
| Background Information:
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| Through partial fraction decomposition, we can write the fraction
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{1}{(x+1)(x+2)}=\frac{A}{x+1}+\frac{B}{x+2}}
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| for some constants Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle A,B.}
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Solution:
(a)
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| First, we factor the denominator to get
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \int \frac{3x-1}{2x^2-x}~dx=\int \frac{3x-1}{x(2x-1)}.}
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| We use the method of partial fraction decomposition.
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| We let
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{3x-1}{x(2x-1)}=\frac{A}{x}+\frac{B}{2x-1}.}
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| If we multiply both sides of this equation by Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x(2x-1),}
we get
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 3x-1=A(2x-1)+Bx.}
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| Step 2:
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| Now, if we let Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x=0,}
we get Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle A=1.}
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| If we let Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x=\frac{1}{2},}
we get Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle B=1.}
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| Therefore,
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{3x-1}{x(2x-1)}=\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{2x-1}.}
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| Step 3:
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| Now, we have
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{\int \frac{3x-1}{2x^2-x}~dx} & = & \displaystyle{\int \frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{2x-1}~dx}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\int \frac{1}{x}~dx+\int \frac{1}{2x-1}~dx}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\ln |x|+\int \frac{1}{2x-1}~dx.} \end{array}}
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| Now, we use Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle u}
-substitution.
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| Let Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle u=2x-1.}
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| Then, Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle du=2dx}
and Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{du}{2}=dx.}
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| Hence, we have
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{\int \frac{3x-1}{2x^2-x}~dx} & = & \displaystyle{\ln |x|+\frac{1}{2}\int \frac{1}{u}~du}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\ln |x|+\frac{1}{2}\ln |u|+C}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\ln |x|+\frac{1}{2}\ln |2x-1|+C.} \end{array}}
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(b)
| Step 1:
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| We begin by using Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle u}
-substitution.
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| Let Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle u=\sqrt{x+1}.}
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| Then, Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle u^2=x+1}
and Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x=u^2-1.}
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| Also, we have
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{du} & = & \displaystyle{\frac{1}{2} (x+1)^{\frac{-1}{2}}dx}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x+1}}dx}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{1}{2u}dx.} \end{array}}
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| Hence,
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle dx=2u~du.}
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| Using all this information, we get
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \int \frac{\sqrt{x+1}}{x}~dx=\int \frac{2u^2}{u^2-1}~du.}
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| Step 2:
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| Now, we have
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{\int \frac{\sqrt{x+1}}{x}~dx} & = & \displaystyle{\int \frac{2u^2-2+2}{u^2-1}~du}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\int \frac{2(u^2-1)}{u^2-1}~du+\int \frac{2}{u^2-1}~du}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\int 2~du+\int \frac{2}{u^2-1}~du}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{2u+\int \frac{2}{u^2-1}~du}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{2\sqrt{x+1}+\int \frac{2}{(u-1)(u+1)}~du.} \end{array}}
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| Step 3:
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| Now, for the remaining integral, we use partial fraction decomposition.
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| Let
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{2}{(x-1)(x+1)}=\frac{A}{x+1}+\frac{B}{x-1}.}
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| Then, we multiply this equation by Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle (x-1)(x+1)}
to get
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 2=A(x-1)+B(x+1).}
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| If we let Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x=1,}
we get Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle B=1.}
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| If we let Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x=-1,}
we get Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle A=-1.}
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| Thus, we have
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{2}{(x-1)(x+1)}=\frac{-1}{x+1}+\frac{1}{x-1}.}
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| Using this equation, we have
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{\int \frac{\sqrt{x+1}}{x}~dx} & = & \displaystyle{2\sqrt{x+1}+\int \frac{-1}{(u+1)}+\frac{1}{u-1}~du}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{2\sqrt{x+1}+\int \frac{-1}{(u+1)}~du+\int \frac{1}{u-1}~du.}\\ \end{array}}
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| Step 4:
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| To complete this integral, we need to use Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle u}
-substitution.
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| For the first integral, let Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle t=u+1.}
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| Then, Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle dt=du.}
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| For the second integral, let Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle v=u-1.}
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| Then, Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle dv=du.}
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| Finally, we integrate to get
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| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{\int \frac{\sqrt{x+1}}{x}~dx} & = & \displaystyle{2\sqrt{x+1}+\int \frac{-1}{t}~dt+\int \frac{1}{v}~dv}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{2\sqrt{x+1}+\ln|t|+\ln|v|+C}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{2\sqrt{x+1}+\ln|u+1|+\ln|u-1|+C}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{2\sqrt{x+1}+\ln|\sqrt{x+1}+1|+\ln|\sqrt{x+1}-1|+C.} \end{array}}
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| Final Answer:
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| (a) Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \ln |x|+\frac{1}{2}\ln |2x-1|+C}
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| (b) Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 2\sqrt{x+1}+\ln|\sqrt{x+1}+1|+\ln|\sqrt{x+1}-1|+C}
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