Question 14 Marks
If $\int \frac{2 x^{2}+5 x+9}{\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}} d x=x \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}+\alpha \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}+$ $\beta \log _{e}\left|x+\frac{1}{2}+\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}\right|+C$, where $C$ is the constant of integration, then $\alpha+2 \beta$ is equal to ____________ .
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Sol. $2 x^{2}+5 x+9=A\left(x^{2}+x+1\right)+B(2 x+1)+C$
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\begin{aligned}
& A=2 \quad B=\frac{3}{2} \quad C=\frac{11}{2} \\
& 2 \int \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1} d x+\frac{3}{2} \int \frac{2 x+1}{\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}} d x+\frac{11}{2} \int \frac{d x}{\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}} \\
& 2 \int \sqrt{\left(x+\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}+\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)^{2}} d x+3 \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}+\frac{11}{2} \int \frac{d x}{\sqrt{\left(x+\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}+\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)^{2}}} \\
& 2\left(\frac{x+\frac{1}{2}}{2} \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}+\frac{3}{8} \ln \left(x+\frac{1}{2}+\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}\right)\right)+3 \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1} \\
& +\frac{11}{2} \ln \left(x+\frac{1}{2}+\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}\right)+C \\
& \alpha=\frac{7}{2} \quad \beta=\frac{25}{4} \\
& \alpha+2 \beta=16
\end{aligned}
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Sol. $2 x^{2}+5 x+9=A\left(x^{2}+x+1\right)+B(2 x+1)+C$
$
\begin{aligned}
& A=2 \quad B=\frac{3}{2} \quad C=\frac{11}{2} \\
& 2 \int \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1} d x+\frac{3}{2} \int \frac{2 x+1}{\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}} d x+\frac{11}{2} \int \frac{d x}{\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}} \\
& 2 \int \sqrt{\left(x+\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}+\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)^{2}} d x+3 \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}+\frac{11}{2} \int \frac{d x}{\sqrt{\left(x+\frac{1}{2}\right)^{2}+\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)^{2}}} \\
& 2\left(\frac{x+\frac{1}{2}}{2} \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}+\frac{3}{8} \ln \left(x+\frac{1}{2}+\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}\right)\right)+3 \sqrt{x^{2}+x+1} \\
& +\frac{11}{2} \ln \left(x+\frac{1}{2}+\sqrt{x^{2}+x+1}\right)+C \\
& \alpha=\frac{7}{2} \quad \beta=\frac{25}{4} \\
& \alpha+2 \beta=16
\end{aligned}
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