第4章 · 第4-4-10题

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📝 题目

10. $\displaystyle{\int} \frac{1}{x^{4}-1} \mathrm{~d} x$ .

💡 答案与解析

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我们要求解不定积分: $$ \int \frac{1}{x^{4}-1} \, \mathrm{d}x $$

**第一步:因式分解分母** 由于 $$ x^{4} - 1 = (x^{2} - 1)(x^{2} + 1) = (x-1)(x+1)(x^{2}+1) $$

**第二步:部分分式分解** 设 $$ \frac{1}{x^{4}-1} = \frac{A}{x-1} + \frac{B}{x+1} + \frac{Cx + D}{x^{2}+1} $$ 两边乘以 $x^{4}-1$ 得 $$ 1 = A(x+1)(x^{2}+1) + B(x-1)(x^{2}+1) + (Cx+D)(x^{2}-1) $$

**第三步:求系数** 令 $x=1$: $$ 1 = A(2)(2) \Rightarrow A = \frac{1}{4} $$ 令 $x=-1$: $$ 1 = B(-2)(2) \Rightarrow B = -\frac{1}{4} $$ 比较 $x^{3}$ 项系数: 左边无 $x^{3}$,右边为 $A + B + C = 0$,代入 $A,B$ 得 $$ \frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{4} + C = 0 \Rightarrow C = 0 $$ 比较常数项: 左边常数项为1,右边常数项为 $A - B - D$,即 $$ \frac{1}{4} - \left(-\frac{1}{4}\right) - D = 1 \Rightarrow \frac{1}{2} - D = 1 \Rightarrow D = -\frac{1}{2} $$

因此 $$ \frac{1}{x^{4}-1} = \frac{1}{4}\cdot\frac{1}{x-1} - \frac{1}{4}\cdot\frac{1}{x+1} - \frac{1}{2}\cdot\frac{1}{x^{2}+1} $$

**第四步:分别积分** $$ \int \frac{1}{x^{4}-1} \, \mathrm{d}x = \frac{1}{4}\int \frac{1}{x-1} \, \mathrm{d}x - \frac{1}{4}\int \frac{1}{x+1} \, \mathrm{d}x - \frac{1}{2}\int \frac{1}{x^{2}+1} \, \mathrm{d}x $$ 得到 $$ = \frac{1}{4}\ln|x-1| - \frac{1}{4}\ln|x+1| - \frac{1}{2}\arctan x + C $$

**第五步:合并对数项** $$ = \frac{1}{4}\ln\left|\frac{x-1}{x+1}\right| - \frac{1}{2}\arctan x + C $$

因此最终结果为: $$ \boxed{\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}\ln\left|\frac{x-1}{x+1}\right| - \frac{1}{2}\arctan x + C} $$

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