What is the integral of 1/(x^2-2x+5) ?

The integral of 1/(x^2-2x+5) is 1/2 arctan((x-1)/2)+C

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integral of 1/(x^2-2x+5)

\int \frac{1}{x ^{2} - 2 x + 5} d x

\frac{1}{2} arctan (\frac{x - 1}{2}) + C

Solution steps

\int \frac{1}{x ^{2} - 2 x + 5} d x

Complete the square

x^{2} - 2 x + 5 : (x - 1)^{2} + 4

= \int \frac{1}{( x - 1 ) ^{2} + 4} d x

Apply u-substitution

= \int \frac{1}{u ^{2} + 4} d u

Apply Integral Substitution

= \int \frac{1}{2 ( v ^{2} + 1 )} d v

Take the constant out:

\int a \cdot f (x) d x = a \cdot \int f (x) d x

= \frac{1}{2} \cdot \int \frac{1}{v ^{2} + 1} d v

Use the common integral:

\int \frac{1}{v ^{2} + 1} d v = arctan (v)

= \frac{1}{2} arctan (v)

Substitute back

= \frac{1}{2} arctan (\frac{x - 1}{2})

Add a constant to the solution

= \frac{1}{2} arctan (\frac{x - 1}{2}) + C

What is the integral of 1/(x^2-2x+5) ?
The integral of 1/(x^2-2x+5) is 1/2 arctan((x-1)/2)+C