Take the integral: 2 x2 x x

1 x 1

2 x

2 x2 For the integrand x x x2 1 1 x 1 x 2

x
2

1 , use partial fractions: 1

2 x

Integrate the sum term by term: x 1 1 x x x 2 x2 1

x Expanding the integrand x x2 1 x2 1 x 1 x2

1 gives 1 1 x x 2 x2

x 1 x2

1 : 1

Integrate the sum term by term: 1 x x x x2 1 x2 1

1 x x 2

x For the integrand x 1 2 1 u u x2

2

, substitute u 1 1 x 1 x 2

x2 x

1 and u

2 x x:

1 The integral of log u 2 u 1 x2 x 1 x 2 is log u : 1 x

1 The integral of x log u tan 2

1 2

is tan 1 1

x: x

x x 2

1 For the integrand x 1 s s 2 log u tan 2

1

, substitute s x

2 and s

x:

1 The integral of s log u log s 2 tan

1

is log s : x
constant

Substitute back for s log u log x 2 2

x tan

2:
1

constant

Substitute back for u

Answer:

x2

1:

1 2

log x2

log x

tan

constant