How do you integrate $int -1/(x^2+4x+14) dx$ using partial fractions?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-29T15:35:17

Partial fractions will not work for this problem.

The quadratic in the denominator has two complex factors which can not be used for partial fractions.

roots: $x=-2+-isqrt(10)$

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How do you integrate int -1/(x^2+4x+14) dxint -1/(x^2+4x+14) dx using partial fractions?