3.13: Partial fractions integral with ln

0606/12/M/J/22 — Question 7 · 8 marks · Log laws, Equations

(a)
Show that 22x+31x1+1(x1)2\dfrac{2}{2x + 3} - \dfrac{1}{x - 1} + \dfrac{1}{(x - 1)^{2}} can be written as 83x(x1)2(2x+3)\dfrac{8 - 3x}{(x - 1)^{2}(2x + 3)}.
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(b)
Find 2a83x(x1)2(2x+3)dx\displaystyle\int_{2}^{a}\frac{8 - 3x}{(x - 1)^{2}(2x + 3)}\,\mathrm{d}x where a>2a > 2. Give your answer in the form c+lndc + \ln d, where cc and dd are functions of aa.
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