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OpenStudy (babynini):

More integrals :)

OpenStudy (babynini):

\[\int\limits_{}^{}\frac{ 1 }{ x^2+6x+14 }\] I rewrote this as \[\int\limits_{}^{}\frac{ 1 }{ (x+3)^2+5 }\] but I am not sure that is helpful?

hartnn (hartnn):

sure it is. \(\int \dfrac{1}{x^2+a^2}dx = \dfrac{1}{a} arctan x +c\)

OpenStudy (babynini):

but we can't square the 5! unless we write it sqrt5^2

OpenStudy (babynini):

is that legal? o_o

hartnn (hartnn):

i meant \(\int \dfrac{1}{x^2+a^2}dx = \dfrac{1}{a} arctan (x/a) +c\) and yes it is

hartnn (hartnn):

a = \(\sqrt a^2 \)

OpenStudy (babynini):

wooah \[\frac{ 1 }{ \sqrt5 }\tan^{-1} (\frac{ x+3 }{ \sqrt5 })+C\]

hartnn (hartnn):

\(\Huge \checkmark \)

OpenStudy (babynini):

that's it? that's the end? :o

hartnn (hartnn):

absolutely

hartnn (hartnn):

when i do \(\checkmark\) assume its the end :P

OpenStudy (babynini):

xD ik ik but it was so short haha

hartnn (hartnn):

completing the square was the majority of it, which you had already done :)

OpenStudy (babynini):

Well yay! :> I guess we could rewrite this \[\frac{ \sqrt5 }{ 5 }\tan^{-1}(\frac{ \sqrt5(x+3) }{ 5 }+C\] but that doesn't make much of a difference xD

hartnn (hartnn):

it does, it makes the answer look more ugly :P

OpenStudy (babynini):

*sniffle. fiiine.

hartnn (hartnn):

onto next one! :)

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