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Integrate the function $\frac{x}{x^3-3x+2}$ from $-\frac{1}{2}$ to $\frac{1}{2}$

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Final Answer

The integral diverges.

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Rewrite the expression $\frac{x}{x^3-3x+2}$ inside the integral in factored form

$\int_{-\frac{1}{2}}^{\frac{1}{2}}\frac{x}{\left(x-1\right)^{2}\left(x+2\right)}dx$

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$\int_{-\frac{1}{2}}^{\frac{1}{2}}\frac{x}{\left(x-1\right)^{2}\left(x+2\right)}dx$

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Learn how to solve definite integrals problems step by step online. Integrate the function x/(x^3-3x+2) from -1/2 to 1/2. Rewrite the expression \frac{x}{x^3-3x+2} inside the integral in factored form. Rewrite the fraction \frac{x}{\left(x-1\right)^{2}\left(x+2\right)} in 3 simpler fractions using partial fraction decomposition. Find the values for the unknown coefficients: A, B, C. The first step is to multiply both sides of the equation from the previous step by \left(x-1\right)^{2}\left(x+2\right). Multiplying polynomials.

Final Answer

The integral diverges.

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Function Plot

Plotting: $\frac{x}{x^3-3x+2}$

Main Topic: Definite Integrals

Given a function f(x) and the interval [a,b], the definite integral is equal to the area that is bounded by the graph of f(x), the x-axis and the vertical lines x=a and x=b

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