Calculus Examples

Evaluate the Integral integral of (2x+1)/((3x-1)(2x+5)) 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
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 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 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 .
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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 .
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Step 1.1.5.1
Cancel the common factor.
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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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Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.6.3
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.1.6.4
Move to the left of .
Step 1.1.6.5
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.1.6.5.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Move to the left of .
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Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.7
Reorder.
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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 the terms not containing . For the equation to be equal, the equivalent coefficients on each side of the equation must be equal.
Step 1.2.3
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
Solve for in .
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Step 1.3.1.1
Rewrite the equation as .
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Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.3.1.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 1.3.1.3.1
Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Step 1.3.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
Step 1.3.1.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.3.1.3.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.3.1.3.3.1.1
Divide by .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.3.2
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 1.3.2.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 1.3.2.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.3.2.2.1
Simplify .
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Simplify each term.
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Step 1.3.2.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
Step 1.3.2.2.1.1.3
Multiply .
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Step 1.3.2.2.1.1.3.1
Multiply by .
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Combine and .
Step 1.3.2.2.1.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.3.2.2.1.1.4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.3.2.2.1.1.5
Rewrite as .
Step 1.3.2.2.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.3.2.2.1.3
Simplify terms.
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Step 1.3.2.2.1.3.1
Combine and .
Step 1.3.2.2.1.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.3.2.2.1.4
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.3.2.2.1.4.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.3.2.2.1.4.1.1
Factor out of .
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Step 1.3.2.2.1.4.1.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
Step 1.3.2.2.1.4.2
Move to the left of .
Step 1.3.2.2.1.4.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.3.3
Solve for in .
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Step 1.3.3.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 1.3.3.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 1.3.3.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.3.3.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.3.3.3
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 1.3.3.4
Simplify both sides of the equation.
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Step 1.3.3.4.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 1.3.3.4.1.1
Simplify .
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Step 1.3.3.4.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.3.3.4.1.1.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 1.3.3.4.1.1.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.3.4.1.1.1.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.3.4.1.1.1.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3.3.4.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.3.3.4.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.3.4.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply.
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Step 1.3.3.4.1.1.3.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 1.3.3.4.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.3.3.4.2.1
Multiply .
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Step 1.3.3.4.2.1.1
Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Multiply by .
Step 1.3.4
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
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Step 1.3.4.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 1.3.4.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.3.4.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 1.3.4.2.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.3.4.2.1.1.1
Combine and .
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Multiply by .
Step 1.3.4.2.1.1.3
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 1.3.4.2.1.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.3.4.2.1.1.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.3.4.2.1.1.4.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.4.2.1.1.4.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.3.4.2.1.2
Simplify the expression.
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Step 1.3.4.2.1.2.1
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 1.3.4.2.1.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.3.4.2.1.2.3
Subtract from .
Step 1.3.5
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
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 1.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 1.5.3
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 1.5.4
Multiply by .
Step 2
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 3
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 4.1
Let . Find .
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Step 4.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 4.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.3
Evaluate .
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Step 4.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.1.4
Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
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Step 4.1.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.1.4.2
Add and .
Step 4.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 5
Simplify.
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Step 5.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.2
Move to the left of .
Step 6
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 7
Simplify.
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Step 7.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.2
Multiply by .
Step 8
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 9
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 10
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 10.1
Let . Find .
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Step 10.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 10.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 10.1.3
Evaluate .
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Step 10.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 10.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 10.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 10.1.4
Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
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Step 10.1.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 10.1.4.2
Add and .
Step 10.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 11
Simplify.
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Step 11.1
Multiply by .
Step 11.2
Move to the left of .
Step 12
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 13
Simplify.
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Step 13.1
Multiply by .
Step 13.2
Multiply by .
Step 13.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 13.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 13.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 13.3.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 13.3.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 13.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 14
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 15
Simplify.
Step 16
Substitute back in for each integration substitution variable.
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Step 16.1
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 16.2
Replace all occurrences of with .