Integral of (2(x^3)-7)/((x^4)-14x)

Set f(x)= (x^4)-14x. f’(x)=4(x^3)-14=2(2(x^3)-7). Thus we can write (2(x^3)-7)/((x^4)-14x)=(1/2)f’(x)/f(x). The integral of f’(x)/f(x)=ln|f(x)|+c. Thus the integral of (2(x^3)-7)/((x^4)-14x) is (1/2)(ln|f(x)|+c)=(1/2)ln|(x^4)-14x|+C.

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