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  1. Integral Calculus

Partial fractions → Log Rule

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A technique for integrating Rational functions.

Example

This process is to break down the Rational Function to some simple fractions, which assume there are A & B leads to a system of equation:

  • (A+B)·x + (B-A) = 1·x + (-4)

  • So (A+B) = 1 and (B-A) = -4, which gets us A = 5/2 & B = -3/2

Strategy:

  • Look at the Nominator & Dominator's degrees.

  • If the dominator's degrees are higher or equal than the nominator, we do Long division of polynomial to downgrade it.

  • Try to factorize the dominator if you can.

    • Assume two variables A & B

    • Apply the Partial Fraction Expansion technique.

  • Apply the basic Log Rule to solve the parts.

Example

Example

Solve:

Solve:

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▶ Jump back to previous note on Partial fractions.
▶Refer to Khan academy: Partial fraction expansion to evaluate integral
Refer to Symbolab.
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