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

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

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

    Method #1

    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. Let .

          Then let and substitute :

          1. The integral of is .

          Now substitute back in:

        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:

    Method #2

    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. Let .

          Then let and substitute :

          1. The integral of is .

          Now substitute back in:

        So, the result is:

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

        1. Rewrite the integrand:

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

          1. Integrate term-by-term:

            1. The integral of is .

            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:

          So, the result is:

        So, the result is:

      The result is:

  2. Add the constant of integration:


The answer is:

The answer (Indefinite) [src]
  /                                          
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 | x - 1           log(-2 + x)   3*log(2 + x)
 | ------ dx = C + ----------- + ------------
 |  2                   4             4      
 | x  - 4                                    
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$$\int \frac{x - 1}{x^{2} - 4}\, dx = C + \frac{\log{\left(x - 2 \right)}}{4} + \frac{3 \log{\left(x + 2 \right)}}{4}$$
The graph
The answer [src]
          3*log(3)
-log(2) + --------
             4    
$$- \log{\left(2 \right)} + \frac{3 \log{\left(3 \right)}}{4}$$
=
=
          3*log(3)
-log(2) + --------
             4    
$$- \log{\left(2 \right)} + \frac{3 \log{\left(3 \right)}}{4}$$
Numerical answer [src]
0.130812035941137
0.130812035941137
The graph
Integral of (x-1)/(x^2-4) dx

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