Integral of $$$\frac{9}{x^{3} \left(3 x - 2\right)}$$$

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Find $$$\int \frac{9}{x^{3} \left(3 x - 2\right)}\, dx$$$.

Solution

Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\int c f{\left(x \right)}\, dx = c \int f{\left(x \right)}\, dx$$$ with $$$c=9$$$ and $$$f{\left(x \right)} = \frac{1}{x^{3} \left(3 x - 2\right)}$$$:

$${\color{red}{\int{\frac{9}{x^{3} \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x}}} = {\color{red}{\left(9 \int{\frac{1}{x^{3} \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x}\right)}}$$

Perform partial fraction decomposition (steps can be seen »):

$$9 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{x^{3} \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x}}} = 9 {\color{red}{\int{\left(\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} - \frac{9}{8 x} - \frac{3}{4 x^{2}} - \frac{1}{2 x^{3}}\right)d x}}}$$

Integrate term by term:

$$9 {\color{red}{\int{\left(\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} - \frac{9}{8 x} - \frac{3}{4 x^{2}} - \frac{1}{2 x^{3}}\right)d x}}} = 9 {\color{red}{\left(- \int{\frac{1}{2 x^{3}} d x} - \int{\frac{3}{4 x^{2}} d x} - \int{\frac{9}{8 x} d x} + \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x}\right)}}$$

Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\int c f{\left(x \right)}\, dx = c \int f{\left(x \right)}\, dx$$$ with $$$c=\frac{9}{8}$$$ and $$$f{\left(x \right)} = \frac{1}{x}$$$:

$$- 9 \int{\frac{1}{2 x^{3}} d x} - 9 \int{\frac{3}{4 x^{2}} d x} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - 9 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{9}{8 x} d x}}} = - 9 \int{\frac{1}{2 x^{3}} d x} - 9 \int{\frac{3}{4 x^{2}} d x} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - 9 {\color{red}{\left(\frac{9 \int{\frac{1}{x} d x}}{8}\right)}}$$

The integral of $$$\frac{1}{x}$$$ is $$$\int{\frac{1}{x} d x} = \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}$$$:

$$- 9 \int{\frac{1}{2 x^{3}} d x} - 9 \int{\frac{3}{4 x^{2}} d x} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - \frac{81 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{x} d x}}}}{8} = - 9 \int{\frac{1}{2 x^{3}} d x} - 9 \int{\frac{3}{4 x^{2}} d x} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - \frac{81 {\color{red}{\ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}}}{8}$$

Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\int c f{\left(x \right)}\, dx = c \int f{\left(x \right)}\, dx$$$ with $$$c=\frac{3}{4}$$$ and $$$f{\left(x \right)} = \frac{1}{x^{2}}$$$:

$$- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} - 9 \int{\frac{1}{2 x^{3}} d x} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - 9 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{3}{4 x^{2}} d x}}} = - \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} - 9 \int{\frac{1}{2 x^{3}} d x} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - 9 {\color{red}{\left(\frac{3 \int{\frac{1}{x^{2}} d x}}{4}\right)}}$$

Apply the power rule $$$\int x^{n}\, dx = \frac{x^{n + 1}}{n + 1}$$$ $$$\left(n \neq -1 \right)$$$ with $$$n=-2$$$:

$$- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} - 9 \int{\frac{1}{2 x^{3}} d x} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - \frac{27 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{x^{2}} d x}}}}{4}=- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} - 9 \int{\frac{1}{2 x^{3}} d x} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - \frac{27 {\color{red}{\int{x^{-2} d x}}}}{4}=- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} - 9 \int{\frac{1}{2 x^{3}} d x} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - \frac{27 {\color{red}{\frac{x^{-2 + 1}}{-2 + 1}}}}{4}=- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} - 9 \int{\frac{1}{2 x^{3}} d x} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - \frac{27 {\color{red}{\left(- x^{-1}\right)}}}{4}=- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} - 9 \int{\frac{1}{2 x^{3}} d x} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - \frac{27 {\color{red}{\left(- \frac{1}{x}\right)}}}{4}$$

Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\int c f{\left(x \right)}\, dx = c \int f{\left(x \right)}\, dx$$$ with $$$c=\frac{1}{2}$$$ and $$$f{\left(x \right)} = \frac{1}{x^{3}}$$$:

$$- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - 9 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{2 x^{3}} d x}}} + \frac{27}{4 x} = - \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - 9 {\color{red}{\left(\frac{\int{\frac{1}{x^{3}} d x}}{2}\right)}} + \frac{27}{4 x}$$

Apply the power rule $$$\int x^{n}\, dx = \frac{x^{n + 1}}{n + 1}$$$ $$$\left(n \neq -1 \right)$$$ with $$$n=-3$$$:

$$- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - \frac{9 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{x^{3}} d x}}}}{2} + \frac{27}{4 x}=- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - \frac{9 {\color{red}{\int{x^{-3} d x}}}}{2} + \frac{27}{4 x}=- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - \frac{9 {\color{red}{\frac{x^{-3 + 1}}{-3 + 1}}}}{2} + \frac{27}{4 x}=- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - \frac{9 {\color{red}{\left(- \frac{x^{-2}}{2}\right)}}}{2} + \frac{27}{4 x}=- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + 9 \int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} - \frac{9 {\color{red}{\left(- \frac{1}{2 x^{2}}\right)}}}{2} + \frac{27}{4 x}$$

Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\int c f{\left(x \right)}\, dx = c \int f{\left(x \right)}\, dx$$$ with $$$c=\frac{27}{8}$$$ and $$$f{\left(x \right)} = \frac{1}{3 x - 2}$$$:

$$- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + 9 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{27}{8 \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x}}} + \frac{27}{4 x} + \frac{9}{4 x^{2}} = - \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + 9 {\color{red}{\left(\frac{27 \int{\frac{1}{3 x - 2} d x}}{8}\right)}} + \frac{27}{4 x} + \frac{9}{4 x^{2}}$$

Let $$$u=3 x - 2$$$.

Then $$$du=\left(3 x - 2\right)^{\prime }dx = 3 dx$$$ (steps can be seen »), and we have that $$$dx = \frac{du}{3}$$$.

Therefore,

$$- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + \frac{243 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{3 x - 2} d x}}}}{8} + \frac{27}{4 x} + \frac{9}{4 x^{2}} = - \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + \frac{243 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{3 u} d u}}}}{8} + \frac{27}{4 x} + \frac{9}{4 x^{2}}$$

Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\int c f{\left(u \right)}\, du = c \int f{\left(u \right)}\, du$$$ with $$$c=\frac{1}{3}$$$ and $$$f{\left(u \right)} = \frac{1}{u}$$$:

$$- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + \frac{243 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{3 u} d u}}}}{8} + \frac{27}{4 x} + \frac{9}{4 x^{2}} = - \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + \frac{243 {\color{red}{\left(\frac{\int{\frac{1}{u} d u}}{3}\right)}}}{8} + \frac{27}{4 x} + \frac{9}{4 x^{2}}$$

The integral of $$$\frac{1}{u}$$$ is $$$\int{\frac{1}{u} d u} = \ln{\left(\left|{u}\right| \right)}$$$:

$$- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + \frac{81 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{u} d u}}}}{8} + \frac{27}{4 x} + \frac{9}{4 x^{2}} = - \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + \frac{81 {\color{red}{\ln{\left(\left|{u}\right| \right)}}}}{8} + \frac{27}{4 x} + \frac{9}{4 x^{2}}$$

Recall that $$$u=3 x - 2$$$:

$$- \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{{\color{red}{u}}}\right| \right)}}{8} + \frac{27}{4 x} + \frac{9}{4 x^{2}} = - \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{{\color{red}{\left(3 x - 2\right)}}}\right| \right)}}{8} + \frac{27}{4 x} + \frac{9}{4 x^{2}}$$

Therefore,

$$\int{\frac{9}{x^{3} \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} = - \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)}}{8} + \frac{81 \ln{\left(\left|{3 x - 2}\right| \right)}}{8} + \frac{27}{4 x} + \frac{9}{4 x^{2}}$$

Simplify:

$$\int{\frac{9}{x^{3} \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} = \frac{9 \left(9 x^{2} \left(- \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)} + \ln{\left(\left|{3 x - 2}\right| \right)}\right) + 6 x + 2\right)}{8 x^{2}}$$

Add the constant of integration:

$$\int{\frac{9}{x^{3} \left(3 x - 2\right)} d x} = \frac{9 \left(9 x^{2} \left(- \ln{\left(\left|{x}\right| \right)} + \ln{\left(\left|{3 x - 2}\right| \right)}\right) + 6 x + 2\right)}{8 x^{2}}+C$$

Answer

$$$\int \frac{9}{x^{3} \left(3 x - 2\right)}\, dx = \frac{9 \left(9 x^{2} \left(- \ln\left(\left|{x}\right|\right) + \ln\left(\left|{3 x - 2}\right|\right)\right) + 6 x + 2\right)}{8 x^{2}} + C$$$A


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