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Find the integral $\int\frac{x+3}{x^2+4x+5}dx$

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Final answer to the problem

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

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Rewrite the expression $\frac{x+3}{x^2+4x+5}$ inside the integral in factored form

$\int\frac{x+3}{1+\left(x+2\right)^2}dx$
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We can solve the integral $\int\frac{x+3}{1+\left(x+2\right)^2}dx$ by applying integration by substitution method (also called U-Substitution). First, we must identify a section within the integral with a new variable (let's call it $u$), which when substituted makes the integral easier. We see that $x+2$ it's a good candidate for substitution. Let's define a variable $u$ and assign it to the choosen part

$u=x+2$
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Now, in order to rewrite $dx$ in terms of $du$, we need to find the derivative of $u$. We need to calculate $du$, we can do that by deriving the equation above

$du=dx$
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Rewriting $x$ in terms of $u$

$x=u-2$
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Substituting $u$, $dx$ and $x$ in the integral and simplify

$\int\frac{1+u}{1+u^2}du$
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Expand the fraction $\frac{1+u}{1+u^2}$ into $2$ simpler fractions with common denominator $1+u^2$

$\int\left(\frac{1}{1+u^2}+\frac{u}{1+u^2}\right)du$
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Expand the integral $\int\left(\frac{1}{1+u^2}+\frac{u}{1+u^2}\right)du$ into $2$ integrals using the sum rule for integrals, to then solve each integral separately

$\int\frac{1}{1+u^2}du+\int\frac{u}{1+u^2}du$
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We can solve the integral $\int\frac{1}{1+u^2}du$ by applying integration method of trigonometric substitution using the substitution

$u=\tan\left(\theta \right)$
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Now, in order to rewrite $d\theta$ in terms of $du$, we need to find the derivative of $u$. We need to calculate $du$, we can do that by deriving the equation above

$du=\sec\left(\theta \right)^2d\theta$
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Substituting in the original integral, we get

$\int\frac{\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{1+\tan\left(\theta \right)^2}d\theta+\int\frac{u}{1+u^2}du$
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Applying the trigonometric identity: $1+\tan\left(\theta \right)^2 = \sec\left(\theta \right)^2$

$\int\frac{\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}d\theta+\int\frac{u}{1+u^2}du$
Why is tan(x)^2+1 = sec(x)^2 ?
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Simplify the fraction $\frac{\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}$ by $\sec\left(\theta \right)^2$

$\int1d\theta+\int\frac{u}{1+u^2}du$
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We can solve the integral $\int\frac{u}{1+u^2}du$ by applying integration method of trigonometric substitution using the substitution

$u=\tan\left(\theta \right)$
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Now, in order to rewrite $d\theta$ in terms of $du$, we need to find the derivative of $u$. We need to calculate $du$, we can do that by deriving the equation above

$du=\sec\left(\theta \right)^2d\theta$
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Substituting in the original integral, we get

$\int1d\theta+\int\frac{\tan\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{1+\tan\left(\theta \right)^2}d\theta$
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Applying the trigonometric identity: $1+\tan\left(\theta \right)^2 = \sec\left(\theta \right)^2$

$\int1d\theta+\int\frac{\tan\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}d\theta$
Why is tan(x)^2+1 = sec(x)^2 ?
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Simplify the fraction $\frac{\tan\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}$ by $\sec\left(\theta \right)^2$

$\int1d\theta+\int\tan\left(\theta \right)d\theta$
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The integral $\int1d\theta$ results in: $\arctan\left(x+2\right)$

$\arctan\left(x+2\right)$
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The integral $\int\tan\left(\theta \right)d\theta$ results in: $\frac{1}{2}\ln\left(1+\left(x+2\right)^2\right)$

$\frac{1}{2}\ln\left(1+\left(x+2\right)^2\right)$
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Gather the results of all integrals

$\arctan\left(x+2\right)+\frac{1}{2}\ln\left(1+\left(x+2\right)^2\right)$
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As the integral that we are solving is an indefinite integral, when we finish integrating we must add the constant of integration $C$

$\arctan\left(x+2\right)+\frac{1}{2}\ln\left(1+\left(x+2\right)^2\right)+C_0$

Final answer to the problem

$\arctan\left(x+2\right)+\frac{1}{2}\ln\left(1+\left(x+2\right)^2\right)+C_0$

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