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Integration Techniques

Partial Fractions
5x  1
How can we integrate  2 dx ?
x 1

5x  1
If we are able to break 2 into the
x 1

2 3
sum of 2 fractions:  , then
x 1 x 1

integrating the function is easy.


5x  1  2 3 
 x 1
2
dx    x 1 x  1
   dx

 2 ln x  1  3 ln x  1  C
dx
1)  2
x  5x  6
1 1

x  5 x  6 x  3x  2 
2
1 A B
 
x  3x  2  x  3  x  2 

x  3x  2   A  B x  3x  2


 
x  3x  2  x  3 x  2
1  A x  2   B x  3 
Let x=2 Let x=3
1=A(2-2)+B(2-3) 1=A(3-2)+B(3-3)
1=A(0)+B(-1) 1=A(1)+B(0)
1=A
1= -B A=1
B= -1
A B 1 1
  
 x  3   x  2  x  3 x  2

dx  1 1 
 2
x  5x  6
 
 x  3 x  2 
 
dx

dx dx
 
x3 x2
 ln x  3  ln x  2  C
𝟑
∫ 𝟐 𝒙𝟐 +𝟓 𝒙+𝟐 𝒅𝒙
𝒙+𝟏𝟒
∫ 𝒙𝟐 −𝟒 𝒙 𝒅𝒙
𝟑
𝒙 − 𝒙+𝟑
∫ 𝒙𝟐 +𝒙 − 𝟐 𝒅𝒙

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