Express in the form , where and are integers. Hence, integrate with respect to .
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Worked solution
3(a)
1. Rewrite the numerator in terms of the denominator
We want to express in terms of .
2. Split the fraction and simplify to find $a$ and $b$
Thus, and .
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3(b)
1. Express the integrand using the result from part (a)
From part (a), we find and such that .
Comparing coefficients:
So, .
2. Integrate the expression term by term
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