Integration Methods Part 3

By partial fractions – basically separating or splitting proper fractions into simpler functions

that can be used to integrate a complex function.

3𝑥+4
Q: ∫ 𝑥 2 +𝑥 𝑑𝑥

3𝑥+4 3𝑥+4
S: 𝑥 2 +𝑥 = 𝑥(𝑥+1)

3𝑥+4 𝐴 𝐵
= + 𝑥+1
𝑥(𝑥+1) 𝑥

3𝑥 + 4 = 𝐴(𝑥 + 1) + 𝐵𝑥

𝑥 = 0, 𝐴 = 4

𝑥 = −1, 𝐵 = −1
3𝑥+4 4 1
 ∫ 2 𝑑𝑥 = ∫ − 𝑑𝑥
𝑥 +𝑥 𝑥 𝑥+1

= 4 ln |𝑥| − ln|𝑥 + 1| + 𝑐