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Integral of \( \displaystyle \frac{9 x^{2} + 1}{3 x \left(3 x - 1\right)} \)

Problem 4.460 · medium

Find \( \displaystyle \int \frac{9 x^{2} + 1}{3 x \left(3 x - 1\right)} \, dx \). (Omit the constant of integration.)
  1. \[ \int \frac{9 x^{2} + 1}{3 x \left(3 x - 1\right)}\, dx \]
    integralStart with the integral of the given function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \int \frac{9 x^{2} + 1}{9 x^{2} - 3 x}\, dx \]
    algebra algebraExpand the denominator. Rewrite the numerator to facilitate long division.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \int \left(\frac{3 x + 1}{9 x^{2} - 3 x} + 1\right)\, dx \]
    long-divisionPerform polynomial long division.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = \int 1\, dx + \int \frac{3 x + 1}{3 x \left(3 x - 1\right)}\, dx \]
    linearitySplit the integral into two parts.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = \int 1\, dx + \int \left(\frac{2}{3 x - 1} - \frac{1}{3 x}\right)\, dx \]
    partial-fractionsApply partial fraction decomposition to the second term.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = \int 1\, dx - \int \frac{1}{3 x}\, dx + \int \frac{2}{3 x - 1}\, dx \]
    linearitySplit the integral into three separate terms.≈ Checked numerically
  7. \[ = x - \frac{\ln{\left(x \right)}}{3} + \frac{2 \ln{\left(3 x - 1 \right)}}{3} \]
    antiderivativeCompute the antiderivative of each term.✓ Proved
Answer \( x - \frac{\ln{\left(x \right)}}{3} + \frac{2 \ln{\left(x - \frac{1}{3} \right)}}{3} + C \)

✓ Nihil obstat Lines: 7 proved, 2 checked numerically. The answer was also checked a second way, without looking at the solution. Reviewers found nothing wrong with the explanation.

The full receipt
LineStatusChecked byDetail
1✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0line 1 is the problem as stated
2✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where 3*x - 1 = 0
undefined where x = 0
undefined where 9*x**2 - 3*x = 0
3✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where 9*x**2 - 3*x = 0
4✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where 9*x**2 - 3*x = 0
5✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where 9*x**2 - 3*x = 0
undefined where 3*x - 1 = 0
undefined where x = 0
6✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where 3*x - 1 = 0
undefined where x = 0
7≈ Checked numericallysympy 1.14.0sympy 1.14.0: simplify left 2*log(x - 1/3)/3 - 2*log(3*x - 1)/3; numeric agreement only, at 24 of 24 sampled points
undefined where 3*x - 1 = 0
undefined where x = 0
8✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where 3*x - 1 = 0
undefined where x = 0
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
answer≈ Checked numericallysympy 1.14.0sympy 1.14.0: final line against the stated answer: simplify left -2*log(x - 1/3)/3 + 2*log(3*x - 1)/3; numeric agreement only, at 24 of 24 sampled points
log is undefined for non-positive arguments
answer, a second way✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0SymPy differentiated the stated antiderivative back to the integrand

Reviewers

  • gpt-oss:20b: pass
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly applies algebraic manipulation, long division, partial fractions, and antiderivative rules. The final answer is algebraically equivalent to the stated answer, as log(3x-1) differs from log(x-1/3) only by a constant, which is omitted per instructions.
Every verdict on record (4)
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-06
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-06 — The solution correctly applies algebraic manipulation, long division, partial fractions, and antiderivative rules. The final answer is algebraically equivalent to the stated answer, as log(3x-1) differs from log(x-1/3) only by a constant, which is omitted per instructions.
  • qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-06 — The solution correctly applies polynomial long division and partial fraction decomposition. The final antiderivative is algebraically equivalent to the stated answer, as log(3x-1) differs from log(x-1/3) only by a constant, which is omitted per the problem statement.
  • gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-06

Proved: SymPy reduced the difference between the two sides to zero. Checked independently: a separate method, named above, confirmed it. Checked numerically: the two sides agree at every sampled point, which is evidence, not proof. Reviewed: a model or a person read it; that is all a sentence can have. Solution by gemma4:26b, checked 2026-10-06 with SymPy 1.14.0.