How to Calculate Work for Isothermal Processes with a Non-Ideal Gas?

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Homework Statement


Gas obeys Equation of State, PV=RT/(1-bP), where b is a temperature dependent constant.
Isothermal process (T is constant)
V goes from V1 to V2
P goes from P1 to P2

Show that the amount of Work is
W=(P1V1-P2V2)+RTln[(P22V2)/(P12V1)

Homework Equations


W=-∫P(V)dV
ΔU=Q+W

The Attempt at a Solution


Solved PV=RT/(1-bP) for P in terms of V
P=(-1\pmSqrt[1-4bRT/V])/(2b)

I don't know how to really integrate that expression. I used Wolfram to eventually get this expression:

∫P(V)dV=-V/(2b)\pmRTln(2V(Sqrt[1-4bRT/V]+1)-4bRT)-V*Sqrt[1-4bRT/V]

I'm pretty sure that this isn't the approach to solve this problem. Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks in advance!
 
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Try integrating PdV by parts.

Chet
 
That did it. Thanks for the help!
 

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