Simplify the integrand: Simplify the integrand by performing polynomial long division or synthetic division.We have the integral of a rational function, where the numerator is a polynomial of degree 2 and the denominator is a polynomial of degree 1. We can simplify the integrand by dividing x2+2x+3 by x+1.Performing the division, we get:(x2+2x+3)/(x+1)=x+1+x+12
Rewrite with simplified integrand: Rewrite the integral with the simplified integrand.Now we can write the integral as the sum of two simpler integrals:∫x+1x2+2x+3dx=∫(x+1)dx+∫x+12dx
Integrate first part: Integrate the first part of the sum.The integral of x+1 with respect to x is straightforward:∫(x+1)dx=21x2+x+C1where C1 is the constant of integration.
Integrate second part: Integrate the second part of the sum.The integral of 2/(x+1) with respect to x is a standard integral that results in a natural logarithm:∫(x+1)2dx=2ln∣x+1∣+C2where C2 is another constant of integration.
Combine results: Combine the results from Step 3 and Step 4.Adding the two integrals together, we get the final result:∫(x+1x2+2x+3)dx=(21)x2+x+2ln∣x+1∣+Cwhere C is the combined constant of integration (C=C1+C2).
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