How Do You Integrate Using Partial Fractions and Trig Substitution?

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Homework Statement


[tex]\int(5x+2)/(x^{2}+25)^{2}dx[/tex]


Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution



[tex]\int5x/(x^{2}+25)^{2}dx+2\int1/(x^{2}+25)^{2}dx[/tex]

I can integrate the first part using u substitution then I am stuck at the second part...my partial fraction answer is the same as the question when I use the Ax+b, Cx+D thing...

I think it looks like an arc tan but I don't know how to go from there..

Thank you!
 
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aselin0331 said:

Homework Statement


[tex]\int(5x+2)/(x^{2}+25)^{2}dx[/tex]


Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution



[tex]\int5x/(x^{2}+25)^{2}dx+2\int1/(x^{2}+25)^{2}dx[/tex]

I can integrate the first part using u substitution then I am stuck at the second part...my partial fraction answer is the same as the question when I use the Ax+b, Cx+D thing...

I think it looks like an arc tan but I don't know how to go from there..

Thank you!

A trig substitution will work. Let x = 5 tan t, so dx = 5 sec2(t) dt.