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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3
Rewrite the equation.
Step 2
Step 2.1
Set up an integral on each side.
Step 2.2
Integrate the left side.
Step 2.2.1
Write the fraction using partial fraction decomposition.
Step 2.2.1.1
Decompose the fraction and multiply through by the common denominator.
Step 2.2.1.1.1
Factor the fraction.
Step 2.2.1.1.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2.1.1.1.2
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 2.2.1.1.2
For each factor in the denominator, create a new fraction using the factor as the denominator, and an unknown value as the numerator. Since the factor in the denominator is linear, put a single variable in its place .
Step 2.2.1.1.3
For each factor in the denominator, create a new fraction using the factor as the denominator, and an unknown value as the numerator. Since the factor in the denominator is linear, put a single variable in its place .
Step 2.2.1.1.4
Multiply each fraction in the equation by the denominator of the original expression. In this case, the denominator is .
Step 2.2.1.1.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.1.5.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.1.5.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.1.1.6
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.1.6.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.1.6.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.2.1.1.7
Simplify each term.
Step 2.2.1.1.7.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.1.7.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.1.7.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.2.1.1.7.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.1.7.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.1.7.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 2.2.1.1.7.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.1.7.5.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.1.7.5.2
Divide by .
Step 2.2.1.1.7.6
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.1.7.7
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.1.8
Simplify the expression.
Step 2.2.1.1.8.1
Move .
Step 2.2.1.1.8.2
Reorder and .
Step 2.2.1.1.8.3
Move .
Step 2.2.1.1.8.4
Move .
Step 2.2.1.2
Create equations for the partial fraction variables and use them to set up a system of equations.
Step 2.2.1.2.1
Create an equation for the partial fraction variables by equating the coefficients of from each side of the equation. For the equation to be equal, the equivalent coefficients on each side of the equation must be equal.
Step 2.2.1.2.2
Create an equation for the partial fraction variables by equating the coefficients of the terms not containing . For the equation to be equal, the equivalent coefficients on each side of the equation must be equal.
Step 2.2.1.2.3
Set up the system of equations to find the coefficients of the partial fractions.
Step 2.2.1.3
Solve the system of equations.
Step 2.2.1.3.1
Solve for in .
Step 2.2.1.3.1.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2.2.1.3.1.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2.1.3.2
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
Step 2.2.1.3.2.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 2.2.1.3.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.2.1.3.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 2.2.1.3.2.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 2.2.1.3.2.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.2.1.3.2.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.3.2.2.1.1.3
Multiply .
Step 2.2.1.3.2.2.1.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.3.2.2.1.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.3.2.2.1.2
Add and .
Step 2.2.1.3.3
Solve for in .
Step 2.2.1.3.3.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2.2.1.3.3.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2.1.3.3.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 2.2.1.3.3.3.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.2.1.3.3.3.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.2.1.3.3.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.2.1.3.3.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.2.1.3.3.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.2.1.3.4
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
Step 2.2.1.3.4.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 2.2.1.3.4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.2.1.3.4.2.1
Simplify .
Step 2.2.1.3.4.2.1.1
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 2.2.1.3.4.2.1.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.2.1.3.4.2.1.3
Subtract from .
Step 2.2.1.3.5
List all of the solutions.
Step 2.2.1.4
Replace each of the partial fraction coefficients in with the values found for and .
Step 2.2.1.5
Simplify.
Step 2.2.1.5.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 2.2.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.5.3
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 2.2.1.5.4
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.2
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 2.2.3
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 2.2.4
Let . Then . Rewrite using and .
Step 2.2.4.1
Let . Find .
Step 2.2.4.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 2.2.4.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.4.1.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.4.1.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.4.1.5
Add and .
Step 2.2.4.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 2.2.5
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.6
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 2.2.7
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
Step 2.2.7.1
Let . Find .
Step 2.2.7.1.1
Rewrite.
Step 2.2.7.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.2.7.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 2.2.8
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.2.9
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 2.2.10
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.11
Simplify.
Step 2.2.11.1
Simplify.
Step 2.2.11.2
Combine and .
Step 2.2.12
Substitute back in for each integration substitution variable.
Step 2.2.12.1
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.2.12.2
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.2.13
Reorder terms.
Step 2.3
Apply the constant rule.
Step 2.4
Group the constant of integration on the right side as .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 3.1.1.2
Combine and .
Step 3.2
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
Step 3.2.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.2.2.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.2.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.2.1.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.2.2.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.2.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.2.3.1.1
Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.3.1.2
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3
Use the quotient property of logarithms, .
Step 3.4
To solve for , rewrite the equation using properties of logarithms.
Step 3.5
Rewrite in exponential form using the definition of a logarithm. If and are positive real numbers and , then is equivalent to .
Step 3.6
Solve for .
Step 3.6.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.6.2
Multiply both sides by .
Step 3.6.3
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.6.3.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.6.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.6.3.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.6.4
Solve for .
Step 3.6.4.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.6.4.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.6.4.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.6.4.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.6.4.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.6.4.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.6.4.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.6.4.3
Rewrite the absolute value equation as four equations without absolute value bars.
Step 3.6.4.4
After simplifying, there are only two unique equations to be solved.
Step 3.6.4.5
Solve for .
Step 3.6.4.5.1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 3.6.4.5.2
Simplify.
Step 3.6.4.5.2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.6.4.5.2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 3.6.4.5.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.6.4.5.2.1.1.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 3.6.4.5.2.1.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.6.4.5.2.1.1.2.2
Reorder and .
Step 3.6.4.5.2.1.1.2.3
Reorder and .
Step 3.6.4.5.2.1.1.2.4
Reorder and .
Step 3.6.4.5.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.6.4.5.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.6.4.5.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.6.4.5.2.2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.6.4.5.2.2.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.6.4.5.2.2.1.2
Reorder and .
Step 3.6.4.5.3
Solve for .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.6.4.5.3.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.6.4.5.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.4
Rewrite as .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.3.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.3.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.3.2.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.3.2.3
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.3.3
Simplify with factoring out.
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.3.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.3.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.3.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.3.3.4
Rewrite negatives.
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.3.3.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.6.4.5.3.5.3.3.4.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.6.4.6
Solve for .
Step 3.6.4.6.1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 3.6.4.6.2
Simplify.
Step 3.6.4.6.2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.6.4.6.2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 3.6.4.6.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.6.4.6.2.1.1.2
Simplify the expression.
Step 3.6.4.6.2.1.1.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.6.4.6.2.1.1.2.2
Reorder and .
Step 3.6.4.6.2.1.1.2.3
Reorder and .
Step 3.6.4.6.2.1.1.2.4
Reorder and .
Step 3.6.4.6.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.6.4.6.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 3.6.4.6.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.6.4.6.2.2.1.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.6.4.6.2.2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.6.4.6.2.2.1.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.6.4.6.2.2.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.6.4.6.2.2.1.3
Simplify the expression.
Step 3.6.4.6.2.2.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.6.4.6.2.2.1.3.2
Reorder and .
Step 3.6.4.6.3
Solve for .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.6.4.6.3.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.6.4.6.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.3.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.3.4
Factor out of .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.4
Rewrite as .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.5
Rewrite as .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.6
Reorder and .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.7
Factor.
Step 3.6.4.6.3.7.1
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.7.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 3.6.4.6.3.8
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.6.4.6.3.8.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.8.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.6.4.6.3.8.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.8.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.6.4.6.3.8.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.6.4.6.3.8.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.8.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.6.4.6.3.8.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.8.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.6.4.6.3.8.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.6.4.6.3.8.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.8.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.8.3.4
Factor out of .
Step 3.6.4.6.3.8.3.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.6.4.7
List all of the solutions.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Simplify the constant of integration.
Step 4.2
Reorder terms.
Step 4.3
Rewrite as .
Step 4.4
Reorder and .
Step 4.5
Reorder terms.
Step 4.6
Rewrite as .
Step 4.7
Reorder and .
Step 4.8
Reorder terms.
Step 4.9
Rewrite as .
Step 4.10
Reorder and .
Step 4.11
Reorder terms.
Step 4.12
Rewrite as .
Step 4.13
Reorder and .
Step 4.14
Reorder terms.
Step 4.15
Rewrite as .
Step 4.16
Reorder and .
Step 4.17
Reorder terms.
Step 4.18
Rewrite as .
Step 4.19
Reorder and .