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Calculus Examples
Step 1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Multiply both sides by .
Step 3
Step 3.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 3.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4
Simplify the denominator.
Step 3.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 3.4.2
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 3.5
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4
Step 4.1
Set up an integral on each side.
Step 4.2
Integrate the left side.
Step 4.2.1
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
Step 4.2.1.1
Let . Find .
Step 4.2.1.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 4.2.1.1.2
Differentiate.
Step 4.2.1.1.2.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.2.1.1.2.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.2.1.1.3
Evaluate .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.2.1.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.1.1.4
Add and .
Step 4.2.1.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 4.2.2
Simplify.
Step 4.2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4.2.3
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.2.4
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 4.2.5
Simplify.
Step 4.2.6
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.3
Integrate the right side.
Step 4.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.3.2
Write the fraction using partial fraction decomposition.
Step 4.3.2.1
Decompose the fraction and multiply through by the common denominator.
Step 4.3.2.1.1
For each factor in the denominator, create a new fraction using the factor as the denominator, and an unknown value as the numerator. Since the factor in the denominator is linear, put a single variable in its place .
Step 4.3.2.1.2
For each factor in the denominator, create a new fraction using the factor as the denominator, and an unknown value as the numerator. Since the factor in the denominator is linear, put a single variable in its place .
Step 4.3.2.1.3
Multiply each fraction in the equation by the denominator of the original expression. In this case, the denominator is .
Step 4.3.2.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.2.1.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.2.1.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3.2.1.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.2.1.5.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.2.1.5.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.3.2.1.6
Simplify each term.
Step 4.3.2.1.6.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.2.1.6.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.2.1.6.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.3.2.1.6.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.2.1.6.3
Move to the left of .
Step 4.3.2.1.6.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 4.3.2.1.6.5
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.2.1.6.5.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.2.1.6.5.2
Divide by .
Step 4.3.2.1.6.6
Apply the distributive property.
Step 4.3.2.1.6.7
Move to the left of .
Step 4.3.2.1.7
Simplify the expression.
Step 4.3.2.1.7.1
Move .
Step 4.3.2.1.7.2
Reorder and .
Step 4.3.2.1.7.3
Move .
Step 4.3.2.1.7.4
Move .
Step 4.3.2.2
Create equations for the partial fraction variables and use them to set up a system of equations.
Step 4.3.2.2.1
Create an equation for the partial fraction variables by equating the coefficients of from each side of the equation. For the equation to be equal, the equivalent coefficients on each side of the equation must be equal.
Step 4.3.2.2.2
Create an equation for the partial fraction variables by equating the coefficients of the terms not containing . For the equation to be equal, the equivalent coefficients on each side of the equation must be equal.
Step 4.3.2.2.3
Set up the system of equations to find the coefficients of the partial fractions.
Step 4.3.2.3
Solve the system of equations.
Step 4.3.2.3.1
Solve for in .
Step 4.3.2.3.1.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 4.3.2.3.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3.2.3.1.3
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 4.3.2.3.2
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
Step 4.3.2.3.2.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 4.3.2.3.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 4.3.2.3.2.2.1
Add and .
Step 4.3.2.3.3
Solve for in .
Step 4.3.2.3.3.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 4.3.2.3.3.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 4.3.2.3.3.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 4.3.2.3.3.2.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.3.2.3.3.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 4.3.2.3.3.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.3.2.3.3.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.3.2.3.4
Replace all occurrences of with in each equation.
Step 4.3.2.3.4.1
Replace all occurrences of in with .
Step 4.3.2.3.4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 4.3.2.3.4.2.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 4.3.2.3.5
List all of the solutions.
Step 4.3.2.4
Replace each of the partial fraction coefficients in with the values found for and .
Step 4.3.2.5
Simplify.
Step 4.3.2.5.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 4.3.2.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.2.5.3
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 4.3.2.5.4
Multiply by .
Step 4.3.3
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 4.3.4
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.3.5
Let . Then . Rewrite using and .
Step 4.3.5.1
Let . Find .
Step 4.3.5.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 4.3.5.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.5.1.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.5.1.4
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.3.5.1.5
Add and .
Step 4.3.5.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 4.3.6
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.7
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.3.8
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
Step 4.3.8.1
Let . Find .
Step 4.3.8.1.1
Rewrite.
Step 4.3.8.1.2
Divide by .
Step 4.3.8.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 4.3.9
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.3.10
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.3.11
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.12
Simplify.
Step 4.3.13
Substitute back in for each integration substitution variable.
Step 4.3.13.1
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.3.13.2
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.3.14
Simplify.
Step 4.3.14.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 4.3.14.2
Use the quotient property of logarithms, .
Step 4.3.15
Reorder terms.
Step 4.4
Group the constant of integration on the right side as .
Step 5
Step 5.1
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 5.2
Simplify both sides of the equation.
Step 5.2.1
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.2.1.1
Simplify .
Step 5.2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 5.2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.1.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.2
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.2.2.1
Simplify .
Step 5.2.2.1.1
Combine and .
Step 5.2.2.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 5.2.2.1.3
Simplify terms.
Step 5.2.2.1.3.1
Combine and .
Step 5.2.2.1.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.2.2.1.3.3
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.2.2.1.3.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.2.1.3.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.2.1.3.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.2.1.4
Move to the left of .
Step 5.2.2.1.5
Simplify with factoring out.
Step 5.2.2.1.5.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.2.1.5.2
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.2.1.5.3
Factor out of .
Step 5.2.2.1.5.4
Simplify the expression.
Step 5.2.2.1.5.4.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.2.2.1.5.4.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.3
To solve for , rewrite the equation using properties of logarithms.
Step 5.4
Rewrite in exponential form using the definition of a logarithm. If and are positive real numbers and , then is equivalent to .
Step 5.5
Solve for .
Step 5.5.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 5.5.2
Remove the absolute value term. This creates a on the right side of the equation because .
Step 5.5.3
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
Step 5.5.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 5.5.3.2
Simplify each term.
Step 5.5.3.2.1
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 5.5.3.2.2
Simplify each term.
Step 5.5.3.2.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 5.5.3.2.2.2
Simplify by moving inside the logarithm.
Step 5.5.3.2.2.3
Apply the product rule to .
Step 5.5.3.2.2.4
Cancel the common factor of and .
Step 5.5.3.2.2.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.2.2.4.2
Cancel the common factors.
Step 5.5.3.2.2.4.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 5.5.3.2.2.4.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.3.2.2.4.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.5.3.2.2.4.2.4
Divide by .
Step 5.5.3.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.5.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 5.5.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
Step 5.5.4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.5.4.2
Simplify the left side.
Step 5.5.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
Step 5.5.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.5.4.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.5.4.3
Simplify the right side.
Step 5.5.4.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.5.4.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6
Step 6.1
Simplify the constant of integration.
Step 6.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6.3
Reorder and .
Step 6.4
Combine constants with the plus or minus.