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Q 20 Integrate the rational functions $\frac{1}{x (x^4 -1)}$

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

So, we multiply numerator and denominator by $x^3$ , to obtain

$\frac{1}{x (x^4 -1)} = \frac{x^3}{x^4(x^4-1)}$

$\therefore \int \frac{1}{x(x^4-1)}dx =\int\frac{x^3}{x^4(x^4-1)}dx$

Now, putting $x^4 = t$

we get, $4x^3dx =dt$

Taking $x^2 = t \Rightarrow 2xdx=dt$

$\therefore \int \frac{1}{x(x^4-1)}dx =\frac{1}{4}\int \frac{dt}{t(t-1)}$

Partial fraction of above equation,

$\frac{1}{t(t-1)} = \frac{A}{t}+\frac{B}{(t-1)}$

$1= A(t-1)+Bt$ ..............(1)

Now, substituting $t = 0\ and\ t = 1$ in equation (1), we get

$A = -1\ and\ B=1$

$\Rightarrow \frac{1}{t(t+1)} = -\frac{1}{t}+\frac{1}{t-1}$

$\Rightarrow \int \frac{1}{x(x^4+1)}dx =\frac{1}{4}\int \left \{ \frac{-1}{t}+\frac{1}{t-1} \right \}dt$

$= \frac{1}{4} \left [ -\log|t|+\log|t-1| \right ]+C$

$= \frac{1}{4}\log\left | \frac{t-1}{t} \right |+C$

Back substituting the value of t,

$=\frac{1}{4}\log \left | \frac{x^4-1}{x^4} \right | +C$

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