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

The integral of 1/(x-1)-1/(x+1) is ln|x-1|-ln|x+1|+C

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integral of 1/(x-1)-1/(x+1)

\int \frac{1}{x - 1} - \frac{1}{x + 1} d x

ln ∣ x - 1 ∣ - ln ∣ x + 1 ∣ + C

Solution steps

\int \frac{1}{x - 1} - \frac{1}{x + 1} d x

Apply the Sum Rule:

\int f (x) \pm g (x) d x = \int f (x) d x \pm \int g (x) d x

= \int \frac{1}{x - 1} d x - \int \frac{1}{x + 1} d x

\int \frac{1}{x - 1} d x = ln ∣ x - 1 ∣

\int \frac{1}{x + 1} d x = ln ∣ x + 1 ∣

= ln ∣ x - 1 ∣ - ln ∣ x + 1 ∣

Add a constant to the solution

= ln ∣ x - 1 ∣ - ln ∣ x + 1 ∣ + C

What is the integral of 1/(x-1)-1/(x+1) ?
The integral of 1/(x-1)-1/(x+1) is ln|x-1|-ln|x+1|+C