Partial Fractions

Reduce degree

ℐ= ∫ P(x) Q(x) ⅆx
P(x) = S(x) Q(x) + R(x) with degR(x) < degQ(x)

Thus

P(x) Q(x) = S(x) Q(x) + R(x) Q(x) = S(x) + R(x) Q(x)

Factor

ℐ= ∫ R(x) Q(x) ⅆx
Q(x) = (x-r1) m1 …⁢ (x-rt) mt . ( x2 +u1⁢x +v1 ) n1 …⁢ ( x2 +uk⁢x +vk ) nk

Separate

R(x) Q(x) = A1,1 (x-r1) + A1,2 (x-r1) 2 +⋯+ A1, m1 (x-r1) m1 ⏞ x-r1 +⋯ ⋯+ At,1 (x-rt) + At,2 (x-rt) 2 +⋯+ At, mt (x-rt) mt ⏞ x-rt + B1,1 ⁢x+ C1,1 x2 +u1⁢x +v1 + B1,2 ⁢x+ C1,2 ( x2 +u1⁢x +v1 ) 2 +⋯+ B1, n1 ⁢x+ C1, n1 ( x2 +u1⁢x +v1 ) n1 ⏞ x2 +u1⁢x +v1 +⋯ ⋯+ Bk,1 ⁢x+ Ck,1 x2 +uk⁢x +vk + Bk ,2 ⁢x+ Ck ,2 ( x2 +uk⁢x +vk ) 2 +⋯+ Bk ,nk ⁢x+ Ck ,nk ( x2 +uk⁢x +vk ) nk ⏞ x2 +uk⁢x +vk