3.4: Combine fractions and integrate

0606/12/F/M/22 — Question 4 · 6 marks

(a)
Show that 12x1+4(2x1)2\dfrac{1}{2x - 1} + \dfrac{4}{(2x - 1)^{2}} can be written as 2x+3(2x1)2\dfrac{2x + 3}{(2x - 1)^{2}}.
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(b)
Find 252x+3(2x1)2dx\displaystyle\int_{2}^{5} \dfrac{2x + 3}{(2x - 1)^{2}}\,\mathrm{d}x, giving your answer in the form a+lnba + \mathrm{ln}\,b, where aa and bb are constants.
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