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Find the integral $\int\frac{1}{x^2\left(x+2\right)}dx$

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Final Answer

$\frac{-1}{2x}+\frac{1}{4}\ln\left(x+2\right)-\frac{1}{4}\ln\left(x\right)+C_0$
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Step-by-step Solution

Problem to solve:

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

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Rewrite the fraction $\frac{1}{x^2\left(x+2\right)}$ in $3$ simpler fractions using partial fraction decomposition

$\frac{1}{x^2\left(x+2\right)}=\frac{A}{x^2}+\frac{B}{x+2}+\frac{C}{x}$

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$\frac{1}{x^2\left(x+2\right)}=\frac{A}{x^2}+\frac{B}{x+2}+\frac{C}{x}$

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Learn how to solve problems step by step online. Find the integral int(1/(x^2(x+2)))dx. Rewrite the fraction \frac{1}{x^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 x^2\left(x+2\right). Multiplying polynomials. Simplifying.

Final Answer

$\frac{-1}{2x}+\frac{1}{4}\ln\left(x+2\right)-\frac{1}{4}\ln\left(x\right)+C_0$
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cosh
tanh
coth
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acosh
atanh
acoth
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