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Solve the following.
Evaluate: ∫ (x-1)/(√(x²-x)) dx.
Evaluate: $\int \frac{x-1}{\sqrt{x^2-x}} \, dx$.
Answer
Answer
Integral: $\int \left(\frac{x-1}{\sqrt{x^2-x}}\right) dx$
Write $x - 1 = \frac12(2x - 1) - \frac12$.
$I = \frac12\int\frac{2x-1}{\sqrt{x^2-x}}dx - \frac12\int\frac{dx}{\sqrt{x^2-x}}$
First integral: put $x^2 - x = t$, giving $\frac12\cdot2\sqrt{x^2-x} = \sqrt{x^2-x}$.
Second: $x^2 - x = \left(x-\frac12\right)^2 - \left(\frac12\right)^2$, so $\int\frac{dx}{\sqrt{x^2-x}} = \log\left|x - \frac12 + \sqrt{x^2-x}\right|$.
Hence $I = \sqrt{x^2-x} - \frac12\log\left|x - \frac12 + \sqrt{x^2-x}\right| + C$.
Final answer: $\sqrt{x^2-x} - \frac12\log\left|x - \frac12 + \sqrt{x^2-x}\right|$