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Ch. 8 - Techniques of Integration
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Capitolo 8, Problema 8.PE.12

Evaluate the integrals in Exercises 9–28. It may be necessary to use a substitution first.
∫ [(x + 1) / (x² (x − 1))] dx

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Start by examining the integrand \( \frac{x + 1}{x^{2}(x - 1)} \). Notice that the denominator is a product of powers of \( x \) and \( (x - 1) \), suggesting that partial fraction decomposition could be a useful method.
Set up the partial fraction decomposition for \( \frac{x + 1}{x^{2}(x - 1)} \) as follows: \(\n\[\n\)\( \frac{x + 1}{x^{2}(x - 1)} = \frac{A}{x} + \frac{B}{x^{2}} + \frac{C}{x - 1} \), \(\n\]\nwhere\) \( A \), \( B \), and \( C \) are constants to be determined.
Multiply both sides of the equation by the common denominator \( x^{2}(x - 1) \) to clear the fractions: \(\n\)\(\n\)\( x + 1 = A x (x - 1) + B (x - 1) + C x^{2} \).
Expand the right-hand side and collect like terms in powers of \( x \). Then, equate the coefficients of corresponding powers of \( x \) on both sides to form a system of equations for \( A \), \( B \), and \( C \).
Solve the system of equations to find the values of \( A \), \( B \), and \( C \). Once found, rewrite the integral as the sum of simpler integrals: \(\n\)\(\n\)\( \int \frac{A}{x} dx + \int \frac{B}{x^{2}} dx + \int \frac{C}{x - 1} dx \). Each of these can be integrated using basic integral formulas.

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