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OpenStudy (dls):

How do I integrate this?

OpenStudy (dls):

\[\LARGE \frac{t^4}{1-t^2}\]

OpenStudy (dls):

im in the middle of a question,dunno what to do next,t is a substitution assumption of mine.

OpenStudy (psymon):

Try long division? :P

OpenStudy (dls):

any better method ? :/

OpenStudy (psymon):

You can be sneaky and try adding one and subtracting one from the numerator like this:

OpenStudy (psymon):

\[\int\limits_{}^{}\frac{ t ^{4}-1+1 }{ 1-t ^{2} }dt= -\int\limits_{}^{}\frac{ (t ^{2}+1)(t ^{2}-1) }{t ^{2}-1 }+\int\limits_{}^{}\frac{ 1 }{ 1-t ^{2} }\]

OpenStudy (dls):

should work :P

OpenStudy (psymon):

It's a little trick that can allow you to separate something into multiple fractions or maybe even force things to factor and cancel :3

OpenStudy (dls):

yeah ive seen it before :D

OpenStudy (dls):

\[\Huge \int\limits_{}^{} \frac{\cos(x+a)}{\sin(x+b)}\] just the last one if you can help me with? :( just pass on a hint

OpenStudy (psymon):

Trig identities

OpenStudy (dls):

if i open them i get nothing good

OpenStudy (psymon):

Tried the identities?

OpenStudy (dls):

yup

OpenStudy (anonymous):

subs will work here

OpenStudy (dls):

:O

OpenStudy (anonymous):

u = sin(a+x) du = cos(a+x)dx

OpenStudy (dls):

how is that gonna help?? its B not A

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oops...:

OpenStudy (dls):

@Psymon ??

OpenStudy (psymon):

Yeah, looking at it.

OpenStudy (psymon):

Yeah, not perfectly sure how to separate those variables.

OpenStudy (dls):

hmm..

OpenStudy (psymon):

Not sure what substitutions would work. We know a and b are numbers at least, but not sure :/

OpenStudy (dan815):

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