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Distinct linear factors
Compute the integral:
Solution
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(1) Write the partial fractions general form equation:
(2) Solve for constants.
Cross multiply:
Plug in
, obtain so . Plug in
, obtain so .
(3) Integrate each term:
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02
Long division first
Compute the integral:
Solution
02
(1) Numerator degree is not smaller! Long division first:
Now this already has the form of a partial fraction decomposition, so we proceed directly to integration.
(2) Integrate using power rule (with log):
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03
Repeated factor
Compute the integral:
Solution
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(1) Write the partial fractions general form equation:
(2) Solve for constants.
Cross multiply:
Plug in
, obtain . Plug in
, obtain . Plug in
, obtain:
(3) Integrate each term:
Optional simplification:
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04
Partial fractions - irreducible quadratic
Compute the integral:
Solution
05
(1) Perform long division:
(2) Use
to integrate: Recall formula:
Choose
. Then: The final answer is therefore:
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05
Partial fractions - long division
Compute the integral:
Solution
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(1) Numerator degree is not smaller! Long division first:
(2) Factor denominator:
(3) Write the partial fractions general form equation (for the second term):
(4) Solve for constants:
Cross multiply:
Plug in
, obtain so . Plug in
, obtain so .
(5) Integrate by terms:
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Partial fractions - big generic
Give the generic partial fraction decomposition (no need to solve for the constants):
Solution
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(1) Observe that
: On the other hand,
cannot be factored further. (Its zeros are imaginary.) Now all denominator factors are either linear or irreducible quadratic.
(2) Write the partial fractions general form equation:
(3) Notice a few things:
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- Quadratic
acquires linear term on top - Linear
is to 3rd power so it has repetition up to 3rd power - Linear
and are only to 1st power.
07
Partial fractions - linear and quadratic
Compute the integral:
Solution
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(1) Denominator has degree 3, numerator has degree 2, therefore long division is not necessary.
(2) Write the partial fractions general form equation:
Notice that
is an irreducible quadratic (cannot be factored). So we have:
(3) Solve for constants:
Cross multiply:
Plug in
, obtain: Expand RHS:
Comparing
terms, obtain: and thus . Comparing constant terms,
.
(4) Integrate by terms:
Note A: For the last term, use the formula:
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Partial fractions - repeated factor
Compute the integral:
Solution
09
(1) Write the partial fractions general form equation:
Observe that
appears in degree 3 in the integrand, so we have one term for each power up to 3 in the partial fraction decomposition.
(2) Solve for constants:
Cross multiply:
Plug in
, obtain so . Plug in
, obtain . Plug in
, obtain: Plug in
, obtain:
(3) Integrate each term:
Optional simplification:
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09
Partial fractions - rationalize first
For each of these integrals, make a
-substitution that changes the integrand into a rational function. Write the integral in terms of for your answer. You do not have to compute the -integral.
- (a)
- (b)