What is #f(x) = int 1/((x+3)(x^2+4) dx# if #f(2) = 0 #?

1 Answer
Jun 12, 2018

#f(x) = (2lnabs(x+3) -ln(x^2+4)+3arctan(x/2))/26 - (8ln5 -4ln8 +3pi)/104#

Explanation:

#f(x) = int_2^x dt/((t+3)(t^2+4))#

Apply partial fractions decomposition:

#1/((t+3)(t^2+4)) = A/(t+3)+ (Bt+C)/(t^2+4)#

#1 = At^2+4A + Bt^2+Ct+3Bt+3C#

#1 = (A+B)t^2 +(C+3B)t+3C+4A#

#{(A+B=0),(C+3B=0),(3C+4A=1):}#

#{(A=-B),(-3A+C=0),(4A+3C=1):}#

#{(A=1/13),(B=-1/13),(C=3/13):}#

Then using the linearity of the integral:

#f(x) = 1/13int_2^x dt/(t+3) -1/13int_2^x (tdt)/(t^2+4) +3/13 int_2^x dt/(t^2+4) #

Solve the integrals separately:

#int_2^x dt/(t+3) = int_2^x (d(t+3))/(t+3) = [ln abs (t+3)]_2^x = ln abs(x+3)-ln5#

#int_2^x (tdt)/(t^2+4)= 1/2 int_2^x (d(t^2+4))/(t^2+4) = 1/2 [ln (t^2+4)]_2^x = ln (x^2+4)-ln 8#

#int_2^x dt/(t^2+4) = 1/2 int_2^x (d(t/2))/((t/2)^2+1) = 1/2[arctan(t/2)]_2^x = 1/2(arctan(x/2) -arctan(1)) = 1/2arctan(x/2) - pi/8#

Putting it together:

#f(x) = (2lnabs(x+3) -ln(x^2+4)+3arctan(x/2))/26 - (8ln5 -4ln8 +3pi)/104#