Tuesday, November 25, 2014

What is the antiderivative y of dy/dx=1/(x^2+6x+9) ?

We notice that the denominator is the perfect square:
x^2 + 6x + 9 = (x+3)^2


We'll re-write the
integral:


Int f(x)dx = Int
dx/(x+3)^2


We'll replace x+3 by
t.


x+3 = t


We'll differentiate
both sides:


(x+3)'dx = dt


So,
dx = dt


We'll re-write the integral in
t:


Int dx/(x+3)^2 = Int
dt/t^2


Int dt/t^2 = Int
[t^(-2)]*dt


Int [t^(-2)]*dt = t^(-2+1)/(-2+1) + C =
t^(-1)/-1 + C = -1/t + C


But t =
x+3


The requested antiderivative of dy/dx is
y = Int dx/(x+3)^2 = -1/(x+3) + C.

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