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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 1.2
Simplify.
Step 1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.2.2
Simplify the denominator.
Step 1.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.2.2.2
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
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
Simplify the expression.
Step 2.2.1.1
Reorder and .
Step 2.2.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2.2.2
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 2.3
Integrate the right side.
Step 2.3.1
Write the fraction using partial fraction decomposition.
Step 2.3.1.1
Decompose the fraction and multiply through by the common denominator.
Step 2.3.1.1.1
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 2.3.1.1.2
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 2.3.1.1.3
Multiply each fraction in the equation by the denominator of the original expression. In this case, the denominator is .
Step 2.3.1.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.1.1.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.1.1.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3.1.1.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.1.1.5.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.1.1.5.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3.1.1.6
Simplify each term.
Step 2.3.1.1.6.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.1.1.6.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.1.1.6.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.3.1.1.6.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.1.1.6.3
Move to the left of .
Step 2.3.1.1.6.4
Rewrite as .
Step 2.3.1.1.6.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.1.1.6.5.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.1.1.6.5.2
Divide by .
Step 2.3.1.1.6.6
Apply the distributive property.
Step 2.3.1.1.6.7
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.1.1.7
Move .
Step 2.3.1.2
Create equations for the partial fraction variables and use them to set up a system of equations.
Step 2.3.1.2.1
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 2.3.1.2.2
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 2.3.1.2.3
Set up the system of equations to find the coefficients of the partial fractions.
Step 2.3.1.3
Solve the system of equations.
Step 2.3.1.3.1
Solve for in .
Step 2.3.1.3.1.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2.3.1.3.1.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.3.1.3.2
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
Step 2.3.1.3.2.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 2.3.1.3.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.3.1.3.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 2.3.1.3.2.2.1.1
Multiply .
Step 2.3.1.3.2.2.1.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.1.3.2.2.1.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.1.3.2.2.1.2
Add and .
Step 2.3.1.3.3
Solve for in .
Step 2.3.1.3.3.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 2.3.1.3.3.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 2.3.1.3.3.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.3.1.3.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 2.3.1.3.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 2.3.1.3.3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.1.3.3.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 2.3.1.3.4
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
Step 2.3.1.3.4.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 2.3.1.3.4.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 2.3.1.3.4.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.1.3.5
List all of the solutions.
Step 2.3.1.4
Replace each of the partial fraction coefficients in with the values found for and .
Step 2.3.1.5
Simplify.
Step 2.3.1.5.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 2.3.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.1.5.3
Move to the left of .
Step 2.3.1.5.4
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 2.3.1.5.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.2
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 2.3.3
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 2.3.4
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 2.3.5
Let . Then . Rewrite using and .
Step 2.3.5.1
Let . Find .
Step 2.3.5.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 2.3.5.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.5.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.5.1.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.5.1.5
Add and .
Step 2.3.5.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 2.3.6
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.7
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 2.3.8
Let . Then . Rewrite using and .
Step 2.3.8.1
Let . Find .
Step 2.3.8.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 2.3.8.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.8.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.8.1.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.8.1.5
Add and .
Step 2.3.8.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 2.3.9
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.10
Simplify.
Step 2.3.11
Substitute back in for each integration substitution variable.
Step 2.3.11.1
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.3.11.2
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.4
Group the constant of integration on the right side as .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Simplify the right 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
Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.2.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.3.1.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.2.3.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.3.1.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.3.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.2.3.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.3.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.3.1.3
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3
Move all the terms containing a logarithm to the left side of the equation.
Step 3.4
Use the quotient property of logarithms, .
Step 3.5
Since is on the right side of the equation, switch the sides so it is on the left side of the equation.
Step 3.6
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.7
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 3.7.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.7.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 3.7.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.7.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.7.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.7.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 3.7.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 3.7.3.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.7.3.1.2
Simplify by moving inside the logarithm.
Step 3.7.3.1.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.7.3.1.4
Multiply .
Step 3.7.3.1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.7.3.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.7.3.1.5
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.7.3.1.6
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.7.3.1.6.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.7.3.1.6.2
Divide by .
Step 3.8
Take the inverse arctangent of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the arctangent.