How to integrate this function ?

[supermer]

f(x)=1/(a+bx^c)


please ... someone tell me how to solve this ? Thank you!

 

[Viper GTS]

Are a, b, & c constants?

Viper GTS

 

[blahblah99]

you want to do symbolic or numeric integration?

im not sure what the exact steps are in integration this function symbolically, but if you look up an integration table, i'm sure its there.

numerical integration is even easier (rectangle method, trapezoid, simpson's, etc etc)

 

[supermer]

Yes .. a,b, and c are constants.

I need to integrate it symbolically. been trying to do it a few days

Thanks again.

 

[sohcrates]

have you tried using THE INTEGRATOR??

 

[Kostya17]

This integral is really messy. Are there any constraints on "c"? Like it could be integer only? positive only?
This cite might be helpfull, but don't tell your teacher about it

 

[silverpig]

I must screwed up something cause I get this:

sqrt[c-sqrt[c]] ArcTan[sqrt[a/[c-sqrt[c]]] [[1/a][-1-sqrt[c]]] + [a^[2a/c]] [b^[1/c]]x]] / ....

aww crap it'll take me forever... but that's just half of the first of 5 terms... and there's more square roots and stuff, and even some logs...

 

[Shalmanese]

umm... partial fractions maybe?