Friday, April 19, 2013

Find the indefinite integral of y=1/(x^2+6x+9)?

We notice that the denominator is a perfect square: x^2 +
6x +9 = (x+3)^2


We'll re-write the
integral:


Int f(x)dx = Int
dx/(x+3)^2


We'll use the techinque of changing the
variable. For this reason we'll substitute x+3 by t.


x+3 =
t


We'll differentiate both sides with respect to
x:


(x+3)'dx = dt


So, dx =
dt


We'll re-write the integral in
t:


Int dx/(x+3)^2 = Int
dt/t^2


Int dt/t^2 = Int
[t^(-2)]*dt


Int [t^(-2)]*dt = t^(-2+1)/(-2+1) = t^(-1)/-1 =
-1/t


But t =
x+3


The indefinite integral of the given
function is represented by the primitive F(x) = -1/(x+3) +
C.

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