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Integrate 1 / (1 + 2x + 4x2) dx

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To solve the integral ∫11+2x+4x2dx\int \frac{1}{1+2x+4x^2} dx, we will complete the square in the denominator and use the arctangent integration formula.

  1. Complete the square in the denominator.

    The denominator is 4x2+2x+14x^2 + 2x + 1.

    4x2+2x+1=4(x2+12x+14)4x^2 + 2x + 1 = 4\left(x^2 + \frac{1}{2}x + \frac{1}{4}\right)

    To complete the square for x2+12xx^2 + \frac{1}{2}x, we add and subtract (12⋅12)2=(14)2=116\left(\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2}\right)^2 = \left(\frac{1}{4}\right)^2 = \frac{1}{16}.

    4(x2+12x+116−116+14)4\left(x^2 + \frac{1}{2}x + \frac{1}{16} - \frac{1}{16} + \frac{1}{4}\right) 4((x+14)2−116+416)4\left(\left(x + \frac{1}{4}\right)^2 - \frac{1}{16} + \frac{4}{16}\right) 4((x+14)2+316)4\left(\left(x + \frac{1}{4}\right)^2 + \frac{3}{16}\right)
  2. Rewrite the integral with the completed square.

    ∫14((x+14)2+316)dx=14∫1(x+14)2+316dx\int \frac{1}{4\left(\left(x + \frac{1}{4}\right)^2 + \frac{3}{16}\right)} dx = \frac{1}{4} \int \frac{1}{\left(x + \frac{1}{4}\right)^2 + \frac{3}{16}} dx
  3. Perform a substitution.

    Let u=x+14u = x + \frac{1}{4}. Then du=dxdu = dx.
    The integral becomes:

    14∫1u2+316du\frac{1}{4} \int \frac{1}{u^2 + \frac{3}{16}} du

    This is in the form ∫1u2+a2du\int \frac{1}{u^2+a^2} du, where a2=316a^2 = \frac{3}{16}, so a=316=34a = \sqrt{\frac{3}{16}} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}.

  4. Apply the arctangent integration formula.

    The formula is ∫1u2+a2du=1aarctan⁡(ua)+C\int \frac{1}{u^2+a^2} du = \frac{1}{a} \arctan\left(\frac{u}{a}\right) + C.

    14[134arctan⁡(u34)]+C\frac{1}{4} \left[ \frac{1}{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}} \arctan\left(\frac{u}{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}}\right) \right] + C 14[43arctan⁡(4u3)]+C\frac{1}{4} \left[ \frac{4}{\sqrt{3}} \arctan\left(\frac{4u}{\sqrt{3}}\right) \right] + C 13arctan⁡(4u3)+C\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \arctan\left(\frac{4u}{\sqrt{3}}\right) + C
  5. Substitute back u=x+14u = x + \frac{1}{4}.

    13arctan⁡(4(x+14)3)+C\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \arctan\left(\frac{4\left(x + \frac{1}{4}\right)}{\sqrt{3}}\right) + C 13arctan⁡(4x+13)+C\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \arctan\left(\frac{4x + 1}{\sqrt{3}}\right) + C

    The final answer is 13arctan⁡(4x+13)+C\boxed{\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \arctan\left(\frac{4x + 1}{\sqrt{3}}\right) + C}.

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