Integral of \( \displaystyle \frac{9 x + 2}{- 3 x + \left(3 x + 1\right)^{2} - 1} \)
Problem 4.926 · hard
Find \( \displaystyle \int \frac{9 x + 2}{- 3 x + \left(3 x + 1\right)^{2} - 1} \, dx \). (Omit the constant of integration.)
- \[ \int \frac{9 x + 2}{- 3 x + \left(3 x + 1\right)^{2} - 1}\, dx \]integralStart with the integral of the given function.✓ Proved
- \[ = \int \frac{9 x + 2}{9 x^{2} + 3 x}\, dx \]algebra algebraExpand the squared term. Combine like terms in the denominator.✓ Proved
- \[ = \int \frac{9 x + 2}{3 x \left(3 x + 1\right)}\, dx \]algebraFactor the denominator.✓ Proved
- \[ = \int \frac{3 + \frac{2}{3 x}}{3 x + 1}\, dx \]algebraDivide the numerator by the common factor 3.✓ Proved
- \[ = \int \frac{3 x + \frac{2}{3}}{x \left(3 x + 1\right)}\, dx \]algebraDistribute the division to simplify the fraction.✓ Proved
- \[ = \int \left(\frac{1}{3 x + 1} + \frac{2}{3 x}\right)\, dx \]partial-fractionsDecompose the integrand using partial fractions.✓ Proved
- \[ = \int \frac{2}{3 x}\, dx + \int \frac{1}{3 x + 1}\, dx \]linearitySplit the integral into two parts.≈ Checked numerically
- \[ = \frac{2 \ln{\left(x \right)}}{3} + \frac{\ln{\left(3 x + 1 \right)}}{3} \]antiderivativeIntegrate each term separately.✓ Proved
Answer \( \frac{2 \ln{\left(x \right)} + \ln{\left(x + \frac{1}{3} \right)}}{3} + C \)
✓ Nihil obstat Lines: 8 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
| Line | Status | Checked by | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | line 1 is the problem as stated |
| 2 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where -3*x + (3*x + 1)**2 - 1 = 0 undefined where 9*x**2 + 3*x = 0 |
| 3 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where 9*x**2 + 3*x = 0 |
| 4 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where 9*x**2 + 3*x = 0 undefined where x = 0 undefined where 3*x + 1 = 0 |
| 5 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where x = 0 undefined where 3*x + 1 = 0 |
| 6 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where x = 0 undefined where 3*x + 1 = 0 |
| 7 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where x = 0 undefined where 3*x + 1 = 0 |
| 8 | ≈ Checked numerically | sympy 1.14.0 | sympy 1.14.0: simplify left log(x + 1/3)/3 - log(3*x + 1)/3; numeric agreement only, at 24 of 24 sampled points undefined where x = 0 undefined where 3*x + 1 = 0 |
| 9 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where x = 0 undefined where 3*x + 1 = 0 log is undefined for non-positive arguments |
| answer | ≈ Checked numerically | sympy 1.14.0 | sympy 1.14.0: final line against the stated answer: simplify left -log(x + 1/3)/3 + 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 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | SymPy differentiated the stated antiderivative back to the integrand |
Reviewers
gpt-oss:20b: passqwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly simplifies the integrand, applies partial fraction decomposition, and integrates term-by-term. The final answer is algebraically equivalent to the stated answer.
Every verdict on record (4)
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-12qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-12 — The solution correctly simplifies the integrand, applies partial fraction decomposition, and integrates term-by-term. The final answer is algebraically equivalent to the stated answer.qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-12 — The solution correctly simplifies the integrand, applies partial fraction decomposition, and integrates term-by-term. The final answer is algebraically equivalent to the stated answer.gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-12
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 2026-10-12 with SymPy 1.14.0.