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(2x-1)/(x+4)

Integral of (2x-1)/(x+4) dx

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 |  2*x - 1   
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$$\int\limits_{0}^{1} \frac{2 x - 1}{x + 4}\, dx$$
Integral((2*x - 1)/(x + 4), (x, 0, 1))
Detail solution
  1. There are multiple ways to do this integral.

    Method #1

    1. Let .

      Then let and substitute :

      1. Let .

        Then let and substitute :

        1. Rewrite the integrand:

        2. Integrate term-by-term:

          1. The integral of a constant is the constant times the variable of integration:

          1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

            1. The integral of is .

            So, the result is:

          The result is:

        Now substitute back in:

      Now substitute back in:

    Method #2

    1. Rewrite the integrand:

    2. Integrate term-by-term:

      1. The integral of a constant is the constant times the variable of integration:

      1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

        1. Let .

          Then let and substitute :

          1. The integral of is .

          Now substitute back in:

        So, the result is:

      The result is:

    Method #3

    1. Rewrite the integrand:

    2. Integrate term-by-term:

      1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

        1. Rewrite the integrand:

        2. Integrate term-by-term:

          1. The integral of a constant is the constant times the variable of integration:

          1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

            1. Let .

              Then let and substitute :

              1. The integral of is .

              Now substitute back in:

            So, the result is:

          The result is:

        So, the result is:

      1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

        1. Let .

          Then let and substitute :

          1. The integral of is .

          Now substitute back in:

        So, the result is:

      The result is:

  2. Add the constant of integration:


The answer is:

The answer (Indefinite) [src]
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 | 2*x - 1                                  
 | ------- dx = 8 + C - 9*log(8 + 2*x) + 2*x
 |  x + 4                                   
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$$\int \frac{2 x - 1}{x + 4}\, dx = C + 2 x - 9 \log{\left(2 x + 8 \right)} + 8$$
The graph
The answer [src]
2 - 9*log(5) + 9*log(4)
$$- 9 \log{\left(5 \right)} + 2 + 9 \log{\left(4 \right)}$$
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2 - 9*log(5) + 9*log(4)
$$- 9 \log{\left(5 \right)} + 2 + 9 \log{\left(4 \right)}$$
2 - 9*log(5) + 9*log(4)
Numerical answer [src]
-0.0082919618278878
-0.0082919618278878
The graph
Integral of (2x-1)/(x+4) dx

    Use the examples entering the upper and lower limits of integration.