Friday, May 2, 2014

Evaluate the definite integral of f=1/(x^2+2x+5) from 0 to 1 .

To evaluate the definite integral, we'll re-write the
denominator.


x^2+2x+5 =
x^2+2x+4+1


We'll group the terms: x^2+2x+1 =
(x+1)^2


The denominator will
become:


(x+1)^2 + 4


We'll
write the integral:


Int f(x)dx = Int
dx/(x^2+2x+5)


Int dx/(x^2+2x+5) = Int dx/[(x+1)^2 +
4]


We'll substitute x+1 by
t.


x+1 = t


(x+1)' =
1*dx


t' = dt


So, dx =
dt


We'll re-write the integral in
t:


Int dx/[(x+1)^2 + 4] = Int
dt/(t^2+4)


We'll factorize by 4, at
denominator:


Int dt/4(t^2/4 + 1) = (1/4)*Int dt/[(t/2)^2 +
1]


(1/4)*Int dt/[(t/2)^2 + 1] = 2/4*arctg (t/2) =
(1/2)*arctg (t/2)


But t =
x+1


For x = 0 => t =
1


For x = 1 => t =
2


Now, we'll apply Leibniz-Newton
formula:


Intdx/(x^2+2x+5), from 0 to 1 = F(2) -
F(1)


F(2) = (1/2)*arctg (2/2) =
(1/2)*(pi/4)


F(1) = (1/2)*arctg
(1/2)


F(2) - F(1) = (1/2)*[pi/4 - arctg
(1/2)]


Intdx/(x^2+2x+5), from 0 to 1 =
(1/2)*[pi/4 - arctg (1/2)]

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