How do you integrate #(x^2 + 33)/(x^3 + x^2)# using partial fractions?

2 Answers
Nov 13, 2016

#y = 34ln|x + 1| - 33ln|x| - 33/x + C#

Explanation:

#x^3 + x^2 = x^2(x + 1)#

So,

#(Ax + B)/x^2 + C/(x+ 1) = (x^2 + 33)/((x^2)(x + 1))#

#(Ax + B)(x + 1) + Cx^2 = x^2 + 33#

#Ax^2 + Bx + Ax +B + Cx^2 = x^2 + 33#

#(A + C)x^2 + (A + B)x + B = x^2 + 33#

So,

#{(A + C = 1), (A + B = 0), (B = 33):}#

Solving, we get that #A = -33, B = 33, C = 34#.

Hence, the partial fraction decomposition is as follows:

#(-33x + 33)/x^2 + 34/(x + 1)#

We can integrate the second term as #34ln|x + 1| + C#. However, we can decompose the first term further.

#int(33- 33x)/x^2dx = int(33(1 - x))/x^2dx = 33int(1- x)/x^2dx#

#A/x + B/x^2 = (1 - x)/x^2#

#Ax + B = 1 - x#

Here, we have that #A = -1# and #B = 1#.

Hence,

#=>33int(1/x^2 - 1/x)dx#

#=>33int(x^(-2) - 1/x)dx#

#=>33(-1/x - ln|x|) + C#

Putting this and the part that we integrated above together gives

#=>-33/x - 33ln|x| + 34ln|x + 1| + C#

Hopefully this helps!

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