Calculus Examples

Evaluate the Integral integral of x/(x^4+2x^2+1) with respect to x
Step 1
Write the fraction using partial fraction decomposition.
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Step 1.1
Decompose the fraction and multiply through by the common denominator.
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Step 1.1.1
Factor the fraction.
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Step 1.1.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.1.2
Let . Substitute for all occurrences of .
Step 1.1.1.3
Factor using the perfect square rule.
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Step 1.1.1.3.1
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.1.3.2
Check that the middle term is two times the product of the numbers being squared in the first term and third term.
Step 1.1.1.3.3
Rewrite the polynomial.
Step 1.1.1.3.4
Factor using the perfect square trinomial rule , where and .
Step 1.1.1.4
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 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 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 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 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 1.1.4
Multiply each fraction in the equation by the denominator of the original expression. In this case, the denominator is .
Step 1.1.5
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.1.5.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.5.2
Divide by .
Step 1.1.6
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1.6.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 1.1.6.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 1.1.6.2.2.1
Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.6.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.6.2.2.4
Divide by .
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 1.1.6.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1.6.4.1
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 1.1.6.4.1.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 1.1.6.4.1.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 1.1.6.4.1.3
Add and .
Step 1.1.6.4.2
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 1.1.7
Simplify the expression.
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Step 1.1.7.1
Move .
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Move .
Step 1.1.7.3
Move .
Step 1.2
Create equations for the partial fraction variables and use them to set up a system of equations.
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Step 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 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 1.2.3
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 1.2.4
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 1.2.5
Set up the system of equations to find the coefficients of the partial fractions.
Step 1.3
Solve the system of equations.
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Step 1.3.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 1.3.2
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 1.3.2.1
Rewrite the equation as .
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Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 1.3.2.3
Simplify .
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Step 1.3.2.3.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 1.3.2.3.1.1
Remove parentheses.
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Simplify the right side.
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Add and .
Step 1.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 1.3.3.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 1.3.3.2
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 1.3.3.3
Simplify .
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Step 1.3.3.3.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 1.3.3.3.1.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 1.3.3.3.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.3.3.3.2.1
Add and .
Step 1.3.4
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 1.3.5
Solve the system of equations.
Step 1.3.6
List all of the solutions.
Step 1.4
Replace each of the partial fraction coefficients in with the values found for , , , and .
Step 1.5
Simplify.
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Step 1.5.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.5.1.1
Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 1.5.2
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.5.2.1
Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 1.5.3
Divide by .
Step 1.5.4
Remove the zero from the expression.
Step 2
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 2.1
Let . Find .
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Step 2.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 2.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.1.5
Add and .
Step 2.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 3
Simplify.
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Step 3.1
Multiply by .
Step 3.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 5
Apply basic rules of exponents.
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Step 5.1
Move out of the denominator by raising it to the power.
Step 5.2
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 5.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 6
By the Power Rule, the integral of with respect to is .
Step 7
Simplify.
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Step 7.1
Rewrite as .
Step 7.2
Multiply by .
Step 8
Replace all occurrences of with .