Integration by partial fractions, #2

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The discussion focuses on solving the integral \(\int \frac{7x^3-3x^2+73x+53}{(x-1)^2(x^2+25)}dx\) using partial fraction decomposition. The correct coefficients found are A=3, B=5, C=4, and D=3, leading to the final solution: \(-\frac{5}{x-1}+3\ln (x-1) + 2\ln (x^2+25) +\frac{3}{5}\mbox{arctan} \left( \frac{x}{5}\right)+C\). The discussion emphasizes the importance of using various values for x, including complex numbers, to determine coefficients accurately. The tool used for verification is Maple.

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This next problem is rather strange and it once again involves quadratic factors and I am not able to get the correct answer.

The problem is:
[tex]\int \frac{7x^3-3x^2+73x+53}{(x-1)^2(x^2+25)}dx[/tex]

Step I:
[tex]7x^3-3x^2+73x+53 = A(x-1)(x^2+25)+B(x^2+25)+(Cx+D)(x-1)^2[/tex]

I easily get the value of B by plugging in 1 for x and it turns out to be 5. After that I organize all of the degrees and the right side and use the method of equating coefficients, but that turns out to be an extremely tedious monster which leads me to the wrong values for coefficients.

Any help/advice would be appreciated.
 
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Just because x=1 is the only real root of the denominator, doesn't mean you can't just plug in other values of x to solve for other variables, e.g. use x=0 or x=431 or x=whatever. If you know how to use complex numbers, you should plug in x=5i and x=-5i.
 
Xcron said:
The problem is:
[tex]\int \frac{7x^3-3x^2+73x+53}{(x-1)^2(x^2+25)}dx[/tex]

Step I:
[tex]7x^3-3x^2+73x+53 = A(x-1)(x^2+25)+B(x^2+25)+(Cx+D)(x-1)^2[/tex]

A=3, B=5, C=4, D=3

and thus

[tex]\int \frac{7x^3-3x^2+73x+53}{(x-1)^2(x^2+25)}dx = -\frac{5}{x-1}+3\ln (x-1) + 2\ln (x^2+25) +\frac{3}{5}\mbox{arctan} \left( \frac{x}{5}\right)+C[/tex]

I used Maple.
 

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