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Q15 Integrate the rational functions $\frac{1}{x^4 -1 }$

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Given function $\frac{1}{x^4 -1 }$

can be rewritten as $\frac{1}{x^4 -1 } = \frac{1}{(x^2-1)(x^2+1)} =\frac{1}{(x+1)(x-1)(1+x^2)}$

The partial fraction of above equation,

$\frac{1}{(x+1)(x-1)(1+x^2)} = \frac{A}{(x+1)}+\frac{B}{(x-1)}+\frac{Cx+D}{(x^2+1)}$

$1 = A(x-1)(x^2+1) +B(x+1)(x^2+1)+(Cx+D)(x^2-1)$

$1 = A(x^3+x-x^2-1)+B(x^3+x+x^2+1)+Cx^3+Dx^2-Cx-D$ $1 = (A+B+C)x^3 +(-A+B+D)x^2+(A+B-C)x+(-A+B-D)$

Now, equating the coefficient of $x^3,x^2,x$ and constant term, we get

$A+B+C = 0$ and $-A+B+D = 0$

$A+B-C = 0$ and $-A+B-D = 1$

Solving these equations, we get

$A= -\frac{1}{4}, B=\frac{1}{4},C=0,\ and\ D = -\frac{1}{2}$

Therefore,

$\frac{1}{x^4-1} = \frac{-1}{4(x+1)}+\frac{1}{4(x-1)}-\frac{1}{2(x^2+1)}$

$\implies \int \frac{1}{x^4-1}dx = -\frac{1}{4}\log|x-1| +\frac{1}{4}\log|x-1| -\frac{1}{2}\tan^{-1}x +C$

$= \frac{1}{4}\log|\frac{x-1}{x+1}| -\frac{1}{2}\tan^{-1}x +C$

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