How to Integrate ln(x+1)/x^2 using Partial Fractions

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<br /> \int \frac{ln(x+1)}{x^2}dx<br />
<br /> u=x+1<br />
<br /> \int\frac{lnu}{(u-1)^2}du<br />
<br /> \int \frac{A}{u-1}+\frac{B}{(u-1)^2}du<br />
<br /> lnu=A(u-1)+B<br />
<br /> B=0,A=ln2<br />
<br /> \int \frac{ln2}{u-1}du<br />
<br /> ln2ln|x|+C<br />
 
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You have to do integration by parts.
Int[ln(x+1)/x^2] = ln(x+1)*intg(1/x^2) - Intg{[Intg(1/x^2)*d/dx[ln(x+1)]}
Now proceed.
 
where is the error
 
I = -1/x*ln(x+1) - int[(-1/x)*1/(x+1)]
= -1/x*ln(x+1) + int(1/x) - int1/(x+1)
Now find the integration.
In your partial factor, there is no ln function in the right hand side. So you can't equate the coefficients.
 
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