Integration Problem: integral of : (4x^2) / (x^2 + 9)

ericktu

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Hello,

I am stumped! please help and show work!! integral of : (4x^2)/ ( x^2+9).

Thannks
 
If you apply long division, you get \(\displaystyle 4-\frac{36}{x^{2}+9}\)

\(\displaystyle \int{4dx}-36\int\frac{1}{x^{2}+9}dx\)

Notice the one on the right?. Looks a whole lot like a familiar integral. Perhaps an arctan.

Let \(\displaystyle x=3tan(u), \;\ u=tan^{-1}(\frac{x}{3}), \;\ du=\frac{3}{x^{2}+9}dx, \;\ \frac{du}{3}=\frac{1}{x^{2}+9}dx\)

Make the subs
 
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