Evaluate the following integrals:
Given
Integral is of form
Writing numerator as
⇒ px + q = λ(2ax + b) + μ
⇒ x + 1 = λ (-2x + 5) + μ
∴ λ = -1/2 and μ = 7/2
Let x + 1 = – 1/2(–2x + 5) + 7/2
Consider
Let
We know that
Consider
Let
We know that
Then,