Monday, July 27, 2015

Determine the indefinite integral of f(x)=1/(5x^2-10x+5)

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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