jellybelly59
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integrate x/(x+4)^2
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Integration of the Reciprocal function (1 Viewer)
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well you don't want the x on top, so you need to think of a way to get rid of it
you could do this by
you could do this by
put x as x+4 - 4, turning the integral into a simple log + polynomial
or let u=x+4, which does the same thing really
or let u=x+4, which does the same thing really
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Note that x/(x+4)2 = (x + 4 - 4)/(x+4)2 = 1/(x + 4) - 4/(x+4)2