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Ch. 8 - Integration Techniques
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.5.44

23-64. Integration Evaluate the following integrals.
44. ∫₁² 2/[t³(t + 1)] dt

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Start by examining the integral \( \int_{1}^{2} \frac{2}{t^{3}(t+1)} \, dt \). Notice that the integrand is a rational function, which suggests using partial fraction decomposition to simplify it.
Set up the partial fraction decomposition for \( \frac{2}{t^{3}(t+1)} \) as follows: \[ \frac{2}{t^{3}(t+1)} = \frac{A}{t} + \frac{B}{t^{2}} + \frac{C}{t^{3}} + \frac{D}{t+1} \]. The goal is to find constants \( A, B, C, D \) that satisfy this identity.
Multiply both sides of the equation by the common denominator \( t^{3}(t+1) \) to clear the fractions: \[ 2 = A t^{2}(t+1) + B t (t+1) + C (t+1) + D t^{3} \]. Then expand and collect like terms in powers of \( t \).
Equate the coefficients of corresponding powers of \( t \) on both sides to form a system of equations for \( A, B, C, D \). Solve this system to find the values of these constants.
Rewrite the integral as the sum of simpler integrals using the found constants: \[ \int_{1}^{2} \left( \frac{A}{t} + \frac{B}{t^{2}} + \frac{C}{t^{3}} + \frac{D}{t+1} \right) dt \]. Then integrate each term separately using standard integral formulas, such as \( \int t^{n} dt \) and \( \int \frac{1}{t} dt \).

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Key Concepts

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Integration of Rational Functions

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