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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Multiply both sides by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.4.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.6
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.7
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.7.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.7.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.7.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.7.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.8
Combine and .
Step 3.9
Multiply .
Step 3.9.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.9.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.10
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.11
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.12
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
Step 3.12.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.12.2
Reorder the factors of .
Step 3.13
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.14
Simplify the numerator.
Step 3.14.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.14.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.14.3
Reorder and .
Step 3.14.4
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 4
Step 4.1
Set up an integral on each side.
Step 4.2
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 4.3
Integrate the right side.
Step 4.3.1
Write the fraction using partial fraction decomposition.
Step 4.3.1.1
Decompose the fraction and multiply through by the common denominator.
Step 4.3.1.1.1
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 is 2nd order, terms are required in the numerator. The number of terms required in the numerator is always equal to the order of the factor in the denominator.
Step 4.3.1.1.2
Multiply each fraction in the equation by the denominator of the original expression. In this case, the denominator is .
Step 4.3.1.1.3
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
Step 4.3.1.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.1.1.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.1.1.3.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3.1.1.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.1.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.1.1.3.2.2
Divide by .
Step 4.3.1.1.4
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 4.3.1.1.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.1.4.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.1.4.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.1.5
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 4.3.1.1.5.1
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.1.1.5.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.1.5.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.1.5.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.1.5.1.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 4.3.1.1.5.1.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 4.3.1.1.5.1.5.1
Move .
Step 4.3.1.1.5.1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.1.5.2
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.1.5.3
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.1.6
Reorder and .
Step 4.3.1.1.7
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.1.1.7.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.1.1.7.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.1.1.7.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.3.1.1.7.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.1.7.3
Move to the left of .
Step 4.3.1.1.7.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.1.1.7.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.1.1.7.4.2
Divide by .
Step 4.3.1.1.7.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.1.1.7.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 4.3.1.1.7.6.1
Move .
Step 4.3.1.1.7.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.1.8
Move .
Step 4.3.1.2
Create equations for the partial fraction variables and use them to set up a system of equations.
Step 4.3.1.2.1
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 4.3.1.2.2
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 4.3.1.2.3
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 4.3.1.2.4
Set up the system of equations to find the coefficients of the partial fractions.
Step 4.3.1.3
Solve the system of equations.
Step 4.3.1.3.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 4.3.1.3.2
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
Step 4.3.1.3.2.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 4.3.1.3.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 4.3.1.3.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 4.3.1.3.2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.3.1.3.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.1.3.2.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.1.3.2.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.3.1.3.2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.3.1.3.2.2.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.3.1.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
Step 4.3.1.3.3.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 4.3.1.3.3.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.3.1.3.3.2.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 4.3.1.3.4
Solve for in .
Step 4.3.1.3.4.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 4.3.1.3.4.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 4.3.1.3.4.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 4.3.1.3.4.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.3.4.2.3
Combine and .
Step 4.3.1.3.4.2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.3.1.3.4.2.5
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.3.1.3.4.2.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.3.4.2.5.2
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.3.4.2.6
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.3.1.3.5
Solve the system of equations.
Step 4.3.1.3.6
List all of the solutions.
Step 4.3.1.4
Replace each of the partial fraction coefficients in with the values found for , , and .
Step 4.3.1.5
Simplify.
Step 4.3.1.5.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 4.3.1.5.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 4.3.1.5.2.1
Combine and .
Step 4.3.1.5.2.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4.3.1.5.2.3
Add and .
Step 4.3.1.5.3
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 4.3.1.5.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.5.5
Move to the left of .
Step 4.3.1.5.6
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 4.3.1.5.7
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.1.5.8
Move to the left of .
Step 4.3.2
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 4.3.3
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.3.4
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.3.5
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.6
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.3.7
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.3.8
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
Step 4.3.8.1
Let . Find .
Step 4.3.8.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 4.3.8.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.8.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.3.8.1.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.8.1.5
Add and .
Step 4.3.8.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 4.3.9
Simplify.
Step 4.3.9.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.9.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4.3.10
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.3.11
Simplify.
Step 4.3.11.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.11.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.11.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 4.3.11.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.11.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 4.3.11.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 4.3.11.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.11.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3.12
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.13
Simplify.
Step 4.3.14
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.4
Group the constant of integration on the right side as .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.1.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 5.1.1.2
Combine and .
Step 5.2
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
Step 5.2.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 5.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.2.2.1
Move to the left of .
Step 5.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.2.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.3.1.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 5.2.3.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.3.1.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.3.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.3.1.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 5.2.3.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.3.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.3.1.3
Move to the left of .
Step 5.3
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.3.1
Simplify by moving inside the logarithm.
Step 5.4
Move all the terms containing a logarithm to the left side of the equation.
Step 5.5
Use the product property of logarithms, .
Step 5.6
Use the product property of logarithms, .
Step 5.7
To multiply absolute values, multiply the terms inside each absolute value.
Step 5.8
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.9
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.9.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.9.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.9.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.9.2
Add and .
Step 5.10
To solve for , rewrite the equation using properties of logarithms.
Step 5.11
Rewrite in exponential form using the definition of a logarithm. If and are positive real numbers and , then is equivalent to .
Step 5.12
Solve for .
Step 5.12.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 5.12.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 5.12.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.12.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.12.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.12.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.12.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.12.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.12.2.3.1
Simplify the denominator.
Step 5.12.2.3.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.12.2.3.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.12.2.3.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.12.2.3.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.12.2.3.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.12.2.3.1.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.12.2.3.1.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.12.2.3.1.3.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.12.2.3.1.3.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.12.2.3.1.3.2
Add and .
Step 5.12.2.3.1.4
Move to the left of .
Step 5.12.2.3.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 5.12.2.3.1.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.12.2.3.1.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.12.2.3.1.5.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.12.3
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 5.12.4
Simplify .
Step 5.12.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.12.4.2
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.12.4.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.12.4.2.2
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming real numbers.
Step 5.12.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.12.4.4
Combine and simplify the denominator.
Step 5.12.4.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.12.4.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.12.4.4.3
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.12.4.4.4
Add and .
Step 5.12.4.4.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.12.4.4.5.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.12.4.4.5.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.12.4.4.5.3
Combine and .
Step 5.12.4.4.5.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.12.4.4.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.12.4.4.5.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.12.4.4.5.5
Simplify.
Step 5.12.4.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.12.5
Remove the absolute value term. This creates a on the right side of the equation because .
Step 5.12.6
Simplify the numerator.
Step 5.12.6.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.12.6.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.12.6.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.12.6.2.1.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.12.6.2.1.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.12.6.2.2
Add and .
Step 5.12.6.3
Move to the left of .
Step 5.12.6.4
Remove the absolute value in because exponentiations with even powers are always positive.
Step 5.12.6.5
Rewrite as .
Step 5.12.6.6
Expand using the FOIL Method.
Step 5.12.6.6.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.12.6.6.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.12.6.6.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.12.6.7
Simplify and combine like terms.
Step 5.12.6.7.1
Simplify each term.
Step 5.12.6.7.1.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.12.6.7.1.1.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.12.6.7.1.1.2
Add and .
Step 5.12.6.7.1.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.12.6.7.1.3
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.12.6.7.1.3.1
Move .
Step 5.12.6.7.1.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.12.6.7.1.3.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.12.6.7.1.3.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.12.6.7.1.3.3
Add and .
Step 5.12.6.7.1.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.12.6.7.1.4.1
Move .
Step 5.12.6.7.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.12.6.7.1.4.2.1
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.12.6.7.1.4.2.2
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.12.6.7.1.4.3
Add and .
Step 5.12.6.7.1.5
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 5.12.6.7.1.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 5.12.6.7.1.6.1
Move .
Step 5.12.6.7.1.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 5.12.6.7.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 5.12.6.7.2
Subtract from .
Step 5.12.6.8
Factor out of .
Step 5.12.6.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.12.6.8.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.12.6.8.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.12.6.8.4
Factor out of .
Step 5.12.6.8.5
Factor out of .
Step 5.12.6.9
Rewrite as .
Step 5.12.6.10
Let . Substitute for all occurrences of .
Step 5.12.6.11
Factor using the perfect square rule.
Step 5.12.6.11.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.12.6.11.2
Check that the middle term is two times the product of the numbers being squared in the first term and third term.
Step 5.12.6.11.3
Rewrite the polynomial.
Step 5.12.6.11.4
Factor using the perfect square trinomial rule , where and .
Step 5.12.6.12
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 6
Simplify the constant of integration.