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3/(x^2-4)

Integral of 3/(x^2-4) dx

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013x24dx\int\limits_{0}^{1} \frac{3}{x^{2} - 4}\, dx
Integral(3/(x^2 - 1*4), (x, 0, 1))
Detail solution
  1. The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:

    3x24dx=31x24dx\int \frac{3}{x^{2} - 4}\, dx = 3 \int \frac{1}{x^{2} - 4}\, dx

    1. Rewrite the integrand:

      1x24=1x+2+1x24\frac{1}{x^{2} - 4} = \frac{- \frac{1}{x + 2} + \frac{1}{x - 2}}{4}

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

      1x+2+1x24dx=(1x+2+1x2)dx4\int \frac{- \frac{1}{x + 2} + \frac{1}{x - 2}}{4}\, dx = \frac{\int \left(- \frac{1}{x + 2} + \frac{1}{x - 2}\right)\, dx}{4}

      1. Integrate term-by-term:

        1. The integral of 1x2\frac{1}{x - 2} is log(x2)\log{\left(x - 2 \right)}.

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

          (1x+2)dx=1x+2dx\int \left(- \frac{1}{x + 2}\right)\, dx = - \int \frac{1}{x + 2}\, dx

          1. The integral of 1x+2\frac{1}{x + 2} is log(x+2)\log{\left(x + 2 \right)}.

          So, the result is: log(x+2)- \log{\left(x + 2 \right)}

        The result is: log(x2)log(x+2)\log{\left(x - 2 \right)} - \log{\left(x + 2 \right)}

      So, the result is: log(x2)4log(x+2)4\frac{\log{\left(x - 2 \right)}}{4} - \frac{\log{\left(x + 2 \right)}}{4}

    So, the result is: 3log(x2)43log(x+2)4\frac{3 \log{\left(x - 2 \right)}}{4} - \frac{3 \log{\left(x + 2 \right)}}{4}

  2. Add the constant of integration:

    3log(x2)43log(x+2)4+constant\frac{3 \log{\left(x - 2 \right)}}{4} - \frac{3 \log{\left(x + 2 \right)}}{4}+ \mathrm{constant}


The answer is:

3log(x2)43log(x+2)4+constant\frac{3 \log{\left(x - 2 \right)}}{4} - \frac{3 \log{\left(x + 2 \right)}}{4}+ \mathrm{constant}

The answer (Indefinite) [src]
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3x24dx=C+3log(x2)43log(x+2)4\int \frac{3}{x^{2} - 4}\, dx = C + \frac{3 \log{\left(x - 2 \right)}}{4} - \frac{3 \log{\left(x + 2 \right)}}{4}
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The answer [src]
-3*log(3)
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3log(3)4- \frac{3 \log{\left(3 \right)}}{4}
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-3*log(3)
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3log(3)4- \frac{3 \log{\left(3 \right)}}{4}
Numerical answer [src]
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Integral of 3/(x^2-4) dx

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