Evaluate the following integral:



2x + 1=A(x – 3) + B(x – 2)


2x + 1=(A + B)x – 3A – 2B


Equating similar terms, we get,


A + B=2 and 3A + 2B= – 1


So, A= – 5, B=7



I = – 5 log |x – 2| + 7 log |x – 3| + c


I = log |x – 2| – 5 + log |x – 3|7 + c




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