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Find : \( \int \frac{x + 3}{x^2 + 4x + 5} \, dx \)

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Always look to see if simple inspection works: \( x + 3 = \frac{1}{2}(2x + 4) + 1 \). Splitting the linear numerator mentally can save you from writing down long algebraic parameter linear system setups.
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Solution and Explanation

Concept: To integrate a linear expression over a quadratic expression, \( \int \frac{px + q}{ax^2 + bx + c} \, dx \), we express the numerator as a linear combination involving the derivative of the denominator plus a constant: \[ \text{Numerator} = A \cdot \frac{d}{dx}(\text{Denominator}) + B \]

Step 1: Set up the numerator decomposition.

The denominator is \( x^2 + 4x + 5 \). Its derivative is: \[ \frac{d}{dx}(x^2 + 4x + 5) = 2x + 4 \] We express the numerator \( x + 3 \) as: \[ x + 3 = A(2x + 4) + B \] Expanding the right-hand side: \[ x + 3 = 2Ax + (4A + B) \]

Step 2: Equate coefficients to calculate \( A \) and \( B \).

Comparing coefficients of like terms on both sides:
• For \( x \): \( 1 = 2A \Rightarrow A = \frac{1}{2} \)
• For constant terms: \( 3 = 4A + B \) Substitute \( A = \frac{1}{2} \) into the constant equation: \[ 3 = 4\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) + B \quad \Rightarrow \quad 3 = 2 + B \quad \Rightarrow \quad B = 1 \] Therefore, we rewrite the numerator as: \[ x + 3 = \frac{1}{2}(2x + 4) + 1 \]

Step 3: Split the integral into two distinct manageable parts.

\[ I = \int \frac{\frac{1}{2}(2x + 4) + 1}{x^2 + 4x + 5} \, dx = \frac{1}{2} \int \frac{2x + 4}{x^2 + 4x + 5} \, dx + \int \frac{1}{x^2 + 4x + 5} \, dx \] Let these be \( I = \frac{1}{2}I_1 + I_2 \).

Step 4: Evaluate both integrals \( I_1 \) and \( I_2 \).

For \( I_1 \), the numerator is the exact derivative of the denominator: \[ I_1 = \int \frac{2x + 4}{x^2 + 4x + 5} \, dx = \log|x^2 + 4x + 5| \] For \( I_2 \), complete the square in the quadratic denominator: \[ x^2 + 4x + 5 = (x + 2)^2 - 4 + 5 = (x + 2)^2 + 1 \] Using the standard integration formula \( \int \frac{du}{u^2 + 1} = \tan^{-1}(u) \): \[ I_2 = \int \frac{dx}{(x + 2)^2 + 1} = \tan^{-1}(x + 2) \]

Step 5: Combine the final integrated components.

\[ I = \frac{1}{2}\log|x^2 + 4x + 5| + \tan^{-1}(x + 2) + C \]
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