What is the integral from-1 to 0 of 1/(x^2-4) ?

The integral from-1 to 0 of 1/(x^2-4) is -(ln(3))/4

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integral from-1 to 0 of 1/(x^2-4)

\int_{- 1}^{0} \frac{1}{x ^{2} - 4} d x

- \frac{ln ( 3 )}{4}

Decimal Notation

- 0.27465 \dots

Solution steps

\int_{- 1}^{0} \frac{1}{x ^{2} - 4} d x

Apply Integral Substitution

= \int_{- \frac{1}{2}}^{0} \frac{1}{2 ( u ^{2} - 1 )} d u

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}{2}}^{0} \frac{1}{u ^{2} - 1} d u

Factor

u^{2} - 1 : - (- u^{2} + 1)

= \frac{1}{2} \cdot \int_{- \frac{1}{2}}^{0} \frac{1}{- ( - u ^{2} + 1 )} d u

Take the constant out:

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

= \frac{1}{2} (- \int_{- \frac{1}{2}}^{0} \frac{1}{- u ^{2} + 1} d u)

Use the common integral:

\int \frac{1}{- u ^{2} + 1} d u = \frac{ln ∣ u + 1 ∣}{2} - \frac{ln ∣ u - 1 ∣}{2}

= \frac{1}{2} (- [\frac{ln ∣ u + 1 ∣}{2} - \frac{ln ∣ u - 1 ∣}{2}]_{- \frac{1}{2}}^{0})

Simplify

\frac{1}{2} (- [\frac{ln ∣ u + 1 ∣}{2} - \frac{ln ∣ u - 1 ∣}{2}]_{- \frac{1}{2}}^{0}) : - \frac{1}{2} [\frac{ln ∣ u + 1 ∣ - ln ∣ u - 1 ∣}{2}]_{- \frac{1}{2}}^{0}

= - \frac{1}{2} [\frac{ln ∣ u + 1 ∣ - ln ∣ u - 1 ∣}{2}]_{- \frac{1}{2}}^{0}

Compute the boundaries:

- \frac{- ln ( 2 ) - ln ( \frac{3}{2} )}{2}

= - \frac{1}{2} (- \frac{- ln ( 2 ) - ln ( \frac{3}{2} )}{2})

Simplify

= - \frac{ln ( 3 )}{4}

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What is the integral from-1 to 0 of 1/(x^2-4) ?
The integral from-1 to 0 of 1/(x^2-4) is -(ln(3))/4