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Math Formulas: Integrals of Rational

Functions
Integrals involving ax + b
Z
1.

(ax + b)n dx =
Z

2.
Z
3.

x(ax + b)n dx =

4.

(ax + b)n+1
,
a(n + 1)

(for n 6= 1)

1
1
dx = ln |ax + b|
ax + b
a

a(n + 1)x b
(ax + b)n+1 , (for n 6= 1, n 6= 2)
a2 (n + 1)(n + 2)
Z
x
b
x
dx = 2 ln |ax + b|
ax + b
2 a

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

x
b
1
dx = 2
ln |ax + b|

(ax + b)2
a (ax + b) a2


Z
x2
1 (ax + b)2
dx = 3
2b(ax + b) + b2 ln |ax + b|
ax + b
a
2


Z
2
x
1
b2
dx = 3 ax + b 2 b ln |ax + b|
(ax + b)2
a
ax + b


Z
2
x
1
b2
2b
dx = 3 ln |ax + b| +

(ax + b)3
a
ax + b 2(ax + b)2


Z
1
(ax + b)3n
2b(a + b)2n
b2 (ax + b)1n
x2
dx
=

(ax + b)n
a3
n3
n2
n1


Z
1  ax + b 
1
dx = ln 
x(ax + b)
b
x 


Z
1
a  ax + b 
1
dx
=

+
ln
x2 (ax + b)2
bx b2  x 



Z
1
1
1
2  ax + b 
dx = a 2
+

ln
x2 (ax + b)2
b (ax + b) ab2 x b3  x 

Integrals involving ax2 + bx + c

13.
14.

1
1
x
dx = arctan
x2 + a2
a
a


x a
1
1


dx =
ln
x2 a2
2a  x + a 

2ax + b
2

arctan
for 4ac b2 > 0

2
2

4ac

b
4ac

 2ax + b b2 4ac 
1
2


dx =
15.

ln 
 for 4ac b2 < 0
2 4ac
2 4ac 

ax2 + bx + c

b
2ax
+
b
+
b

for 4ac b2 = 0
2ax + b
Z
Z
 2

x
dx
1
ax + bx + c b
16.
dx
=
ln
2
2
ax + bx + c
2a
2a
ax + bx + c
Z
Z
1
2ax + b
2(2n 3)a
dx
17.
dx =
+
(ax2 + bx + c)n
(n 1)(4ac b2 )(ax + bx + c)n1 (n 1)(4ac b2 )
(ax2 + bx + c)n1

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Z
18.



Z


x2
1
1
1

 b
dx
=
ln
dx
x(ax2 + bx + c)
2c  ax2 + bx + c  2c
ax2 + bx + c