Worked solution
Divide a rational function and integrate an inverse-tangent product
(a) Find . marks
(b) Find, using integration by parts, . marks
[2013/SRJC/I/2]
CJC · Review Problems · Question 3
Answer
(a) ; (b) .
(a)
Divide first: . Either use the standard difference-of-squares integral or the printed partial fractions . This gives , equivalently .
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(b)
Choose , . Then and . Integration by parts gives . As the source callout explains, multiply numerator and denominator by to get . Therefore the full antiderivative is .
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Common mistakes
Keep the original poles x=±1/2 excluded in the rational integral.