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Q7 Integrate the rational functions $\frac{x }{( x^2+1 )( x-1)}$

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Given function $\frac{x }{( x^2+1 )( x-1)}$

Partial function of this function:

$\frac{x }{( x^2+1 )( x-1)} = \frac{Ax+b}{(x^2+1)} +\frac{C}{(x-1)}$

$x = (Ax+B)(x-1)+C(x^2+1)$

$x=Ax^-Ax+Bc-B+Cx^2+C$

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

$A+C = 0$

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

On solving these equations, we get

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

From equation (1), we get

$\therefore \frac{x}{(x^2+1)(x-1)} = \frac{\left ( -\frac{1}{2}x+\frac{1}{2} \right )}{x^2+1}+\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{(x-1)}$

$\implies \int \frac{x}{(x^2+1)(x-1)}$

$=-\frac{1}{2}\int \frac{x}{x^2+1}dx+\frac{1}{2}\int \frac{1}{x^2+1}dx+\frac{1}{2} \int \frac{1}{x-1}dx$

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

Now, consider $\int \frac{2x}{x^2+1} dx$ ,

and we will assume $(x^2+1) = t \Rightarrow 2xdx =dt$

So, $\int \frac{2x}{x^2+1}dx = \int \frac{dt}{t} =\log|t| = \log|x^2+1|$

$\therefore \int \frac{x}{(x^2+1)(x-1)} =-\frac{1}{4}\log|x^2+1| +\frac{1}{2}\tan^{-1}x +\frac{1}{2}\log|x-1| +C$ or

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

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