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

The integral of (-x)/(2x+1) is -1/4 (2x+1-ln|2x+1|)+C

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

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

- \frac{1}{4} (2 x + 1 - ln ∣ 2 x + 1 ∣) + C

Solution steps

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

Take the constant out:

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

= - \int \frac{x}{2 x + 1} d x

Apply u-substitution

= - \int \frac{u - 1}{4 u} d u

Take the constant out:

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

= - \frac{1}{4} \cdot \int \frac{u - 1}{u} d u

Expand

\frac{u - 1}{u} : 1 - \frac{1}{u}

= - \frac{1}{4} \cdot \int 1 - \frac{1}{u} d u

Apply the Sum Rule:

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

= - \frac{1}{4} (\int 1 d u - \int \frac{1}{u} d u)

\int 1 d u = u

\int \frac{1}{u} d u = ln ∣ u ∣

= - \frac{1}{4} (u - ln ∣ u ∣)

Substitute back

u = 2 x + 1

= - \frac{1}{4} (2 x + 1 - ln ∣ 2 x + 1 ∣)

Add a constant to the solution

= - \frac{1}{4} (2 x + 1 - ln ∣ 2 x + 1 ∣) + C

What is the integral of (-x)/(2x+1) ?
The integral of (-x)/(2x+1) is -1/4 (2x+1-ln|2x+1|)+C