What is the integral of 2/((x+4)(x+6)) ?

The integral of 2/((x+4)(x+6)) is ln|x+4|-ln|x+6|+C

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integral of 2/((x+4)(x+6))

\int \frac{2}{( x + 4 ) ( x + 6 )} d x

ln ∣ x + 4 ∣ - ln ∣ x + 6 ∣ + C

Solution steps

\int \frac{2}{( x + 4 ) ( x + 6 )} d x

Take the constant out:

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

= 2 \cdot \int \frac{1}{( x + 4 ) ( x + 6 )} d x

Take the partial fraction of

\frac{1}{( x + 4 ) ( x + 6 )} : \frac{1}{2 ( x + 4 )} - \frac{1}{2 ( x + 6 )}

= 2 \cdot \int \frac{1}{2 ( x + 4 )} - \frac{1}{2 ( x + 6 )} 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

= 2 (\int \frac{1}{2 ( x + 4 )} d x - \int \frac{1}{2 ( x + 6 )} d x)

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

\int \frac{1}{2 ( x + 6 )} d x = \frac{1}{2} ln ∣ x + 6 ∣

= 2 (\frac{1}{2} ln ∣ x + 4 ∣ - \frac{1}{2} ln ∣ x + 6 ∣)

Simplify

2 (\frac{1}{2} ln ∣ x + 4 ∣ - \frac{1}{2} ln ∣ x + 6 ∣) : ln ∣ x + 4 ∣ - ln ∣ x + 6 ∣

= ln ∣ x + 4 ∣ - ln ∣ x + 6 ∣

Add a constant to the solution

= ln ∣ x + 4 ∣ - ln ∣ x + 6 ∣ + C

What is the integral of 2/((x+4)(x+6)) ?
The integral of 2/((x+4)(x+6)) is ln|x+4|-ln|x+6|+C