Integral of $$$\frac{x}{2 x^{2} - 1}$$$

Find $$$\int \frac{x}{2 x^{2} - 1}\, dx$$$.

Let $$$u=2 x^{2} - 1$$$.

Then $$$du=\left(2 x^{2} - 1\right)^{\prime }dx = 4 x dx$$$ (steps can be seen »), and we have that $$$x dx = \frac{du}{4}$$$.

So,

$${\color{red}{\int{\frac{x}{2 x^{2} - 1} d x}}} = {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{4 u} d u}}}$$

Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\int c f{\left(u \right)}\, du = c \int f{\left(u \right)}\, du$$$ with $$$c=\frac{1}{4}$$$ and $$$f{\left(u \right)} = \frac{1}{u}$$$:

$${\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{4 u} d u}}} = {\color{red}{\left(\frac{\int{\frac{1}{u} d u}}{4}\right)}}$$

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

$$\frac{{\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{u} d u}}}}{4} = \frac{{\color{red}{\ln{\left(\left|{u}\right| \right)}}}}{4}$$

Recall that $$$u=2 x^{2} - 1$$$:

$$\frac{\ln{\left(\left|{{\color{red}{u}}}\right| \right)}}{4} = \frac{\ln{\left(\left|{{\color{red}{\left(2 x^{2} - 1\right)}}}\right| \right)}}{4}$$

Therefore,

$$\int{\frac{x}{2 x^{2} - 1} d x} = \frac{\ln{\left(\left|{2 x^{2} - 1}\right| \right)}}{4}$$

Add the constant of integration:

$$\int{\frac{x}{2 x^{2} - 1} d x} = \frac{\ln{\left(\left|{2 x^{2} - 1}\right| \right)}}{4}+C$$

$$$\int \frac{x}{2 x^{2} - 1}\, dx = \frac{\ln\left(\left|{2 x^{2} - 1}\right|\right)}{4} + C$$$A