Overview
If guessing and substitution don't work, we can use the method of partial fractions to integrate rational functions. This session presents the time saving "cover-up method" for performing partial fractions decompositions.
Lecture Video and Notes
Video Excerpts
» Clip 1: Partial Fractions I (00:05:00)
From Lecture 29 of 18.01 Single Variable Calculus, Fall 2006
» Clip 2: Introduction to the Cover-Up Method (00:08:00)
From Lecture 29 of 18.01 Single Variable Calculus, Fall 2006
Clip 2: Introduction to the Cover-Up Method
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» Clip 3: The Cover-Up Method (00:05:00)
From Lecture 29 of 18.01 Single Variable Calculus, Fall 2006
Worked Example
Integrate by Partial Fractions