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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.)
  1. \[ \int \frac{9 x + 2}{- 3 x + \left(3 x + 1\right)^{2} - 1}\, dx \]
    integralStart with the integral of the given function.✓ Proved
  2. \[ = \int \frac{9 x + 2}{9 x^{2} + 3 x}\, dx \]
    algebra algebraExpand the squared term. Combine like terms in the denominator.✓ Proved
  3. \[ = \int \frac{9 x + 2}{3 x \left(3 x + 1\right)}\, dx \]
    algebraFactor the denominator.✓ Proved
  4. \[ = \int \frac{3 + \frac{2}{3 x}}{3 x + 1}\, dx \]
    algebraDivide the numerator by the common factor 3.✓ Proved
  5. \[ = \int \frac{3 x + \frac{2}{3}}{x \left(3 x + 1\right)}\, dx \]
    algebraDistribute the division to simplify the fraction.✓ Proved
  6. \[ = \int \left(\frac{1}{3 x + 1} + \frac{2}{3 x}\right)\, dx \]
    partial-fractionsDecompose the integrand using partial fractions.✓ Proved
  7. \[ = \int \frac{2}{3 x}\, dx + \int \frac{1}{3 x + 1}\, dx \]
    linearitySplit the integral into two parts.≈ Checked numerically
  8. \[ = \frac{2 \ln{\left(x \right)}}{3} + \frac{\ln{\left(3 x + 1 \right)}}{3} \]
    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
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 + (3*x + 1)**2 - 1 = 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
undefined where x = 0
undefined where 3*x + 1 = 0
5✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where x = 0
undefined where 3*x + 1 = 0
6✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where x = 0
undefined where 3*x + 1 = 0
7✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where x = 0
undefined where 3*x + 1 = 0
8≈ Checked numericallysympy 1.14.0sympy 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✓ Provedsympy 1.14.0simplify(a - b) reduced to 0
undefined where x = 0
undefined where 3*x + 1 = 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 -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✓ 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 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 2026-10-12
  • 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.
  • 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.