To determine the indefinite integral, we'll factorize by
5 the denominator.
5x^2-10x+5 = 5(x^2 - 2x +
1)
We notice that the denominator is the result of
expanding the square: x^2-2x+1 = (x-1)^2
We'll re-write the
integral:
Int f(x)dx = (1/5)*Int
dx/(x-1)^2
We'll use the techinque of changing the
variable. For this reason we'll substitute x-1 by t.
x-1 =
t
We'll differentiate both
sides:
(x-1)' = 1*dx
t' =
dt
So, dx = dt
We'll re-write
the integral in t:
Int dx/(x-1)^2 = Int
dt/t^2
Int dt/t^2 = Int
[t^(-2)]*dt
Int [t^(-2)]*dt = t^(-2+1)/(-2+1) = t^(-1)/-1 =
-1/t
But t =
x-1
(1/5)*Int dx/(x-1)^2 = -1/5(x-1) +
C
or
(1/5)*Int
dx/(x-1)^2 = 1/5(1-x) + C
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