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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Step 1.1
Decompose the fraction and multiply through by the common denominator.
Step 1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.1.3
Factor out of .
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
Multiply each fraction in the equation by the denominator of the original expression. In this case, the denominator is .
Step 1.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.1.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.1.5.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.5.2
Divide by .
Step 1.1.6
Simplify each term.
Step 1.1.6.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.1.6.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.6.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.1.6.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6.3
Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.1.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.6.4.2
Divide by .
Step 1.1.6.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6.6
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
Step 1.1.6.6.1
Move .
Step 1.1.6.6.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.7
Move .
Step 1.2
Create equations for the partial fraction variables and use them to set up a system of equations.
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 the terms not containing . For the equation to be equal, the equivalent coefficients on each side of the equation must be equal.
Step 1.2.4
Set up the system of equations to find the coefficients of the partial fractions.
Step 1.3
Solve the system of equations.
Step 1.3.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 1.3.2
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
Step 1.3.2.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 1.3.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 1.3.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.3.2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 1.3.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 1.3.2.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.2.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.3.2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.3.2.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 1.3.3
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
Step 1.3.3.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 1.3.3.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 1.3.3.2.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 1.3.4
Solve for in .
Step 1.3.4.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 1.3.4.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 1.3.4.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.3.4.2.2
Subtract from .
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.
Step 1.5.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 2
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 3
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 4
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 7
Step 7.1
Let . Find .
Step 7.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 7.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 7.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 7.1.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 7.1.5
Add and .
Step 7.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 8
Step 8.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.2
Move to the left of .
Step 9
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 10
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 11
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 12
Step 12.1
Reorder and .
Step 12.2
Rewrite as .
Step 13
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 14
Step 14.1
Combine and .
Step 14.2
Simplify.
Step 15
Replace all occurrences of with .