How do you integrate (3x) / (x^2 * (x^2+1) )3xx2(x2+1) using partial fractions?

1 Answer
Jan 20, 2017

3/2ln{x^2/(x^2+1)}+C.32ln{x2x2+1}+C.

Explanation:

Let I=int(3x)/{x^2(x^2+1)}dxI=3xx2(x2+1)dx

Substitute x^2=t," so that, "2xdx=dt, or, xdx=1/2dtx2=t, so that, 2xdx=dt,or,xdx=12dt

:. I=3int(1/2)/{t(t+1)}dt=3/2int{(t+1)-t}/{t(t+1)}dt

=3/2int[(t+1)/{t(t+1)}-t/{t(t+1)}]dt

=3/2int[1/t-1/(t+1)]dt

=3/2[ln|t|-ln|t+1|]

=3/2ln|t/(t+1)|, and, because, t=x^2,

I=3/2ln{x^2/(x^2+1)}+C.

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