Integration using partial fractions.

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Homework Statement



I need to integrate this using partial fractions. "b/(x^2-a^2)"

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I have no idea where to begin.
 
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Well now. The point of splitting into partial fractions would be to split the given fraction into rational functions that you already know how to integrate. Why not see if the following identity will help:
x2 - a2 = (x - a)(x + a)