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

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  0              
  /              
 |               
 |   2           
 |  x  + x + 2   
 |  ---------- dx
 |    x - 1      
 |               
/                
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$$\int\limits_{-1}^{0} \frac{\left(x^{2} + x\right) + 2}{x - 1}\, dx$$
Integral((x^2 + x + 2)/(x - 1), (x, -1, 0))
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 is when :

      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 #2

    1. Rewrite the integrand:

    2. Integrate term-by-term:

      1. Rewrite the integrand:

      2. Integrate term-by-term:

        1. The integral of is when :

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

        1. Let .

          Then let and substitute :

          1. The integral of is .

          Now substitute back in:

        The result is:

      1. Rewrite the integrand:

      2. Integrate term-by-term:

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

        1. Let .

          Then let and substitute :

          1. The integral of is .

          Now substitute back in:

        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]
  /                                            
 |                                             
 |  2                   2                      
 | x  + x + 2          x                       
 | ---------- dx = C + -- + 2*x + 4*log(-1 + x)
 |   x - 1             2                       
 |                                             
/                                              
$$\int \frac{\left(x^{2} + x\right) + 2}{x - 1}\, dx = C + \frac{x^{2}}{2} + 2 x + 4 \log{\left(x - 1 \right)}$$
The graph
The answer [src]
3/2 - 4*log(2)
$$\frac{3}{2} - 4 \log{\left(2 \right)}$$
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3/2 - 4*log(2)
$$\frac{3}{2} - 4 \log{\left(2 \right)}$$
3/2 - 4*log(2)
Numerical answer [src]
-1.27258872223978
-1.27258872223978

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