We know that the geometric progression sum of
can be written as , where .
If we integrate each of these terms with respect to , we get the series below. Which of the following is equivalent to the series below?
Assume we ignore the arbitrary constant of integration .
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Relevant wiki: Integration of Rational Functions
Since the sum is 1 + x 1 we can simply integrate this expression to get our answer: ln ∣ 1 + x ∣