The form of the partial fraction decomposition of a rational function is given below. frac{x - x^2 - 13}{(x - 4)(x^2 + 9)} = frac{A}{x - 4} + frac{Bx + C}{x^2 + 9} A = -1 B = 0 C = 1 Now evaluate the indefinite integral. int frac{x - x^2 - 13}{(x - 4)(x^2 + 9)} dx = -ln(x-4)+(1/3)arctan((1/3)x)+C
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