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I have been trying to integrate a function with a polynomial as the denominator.

i.e, how would I go about integrating

$$\frac{1}{ax^2+bx+c}.$$

Any help at all with this would be much appreciated, thanks a lot :)

ps The polynomial has NO real roots $${}{}$$

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    Parentheses, please. Presumably you mean to integrate ${1}/(ax^2+bx+c)$2012-12-05
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    This should help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_fractions_in_integration2012-12-05
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    Lookup "partial fraction decomposition".2012-12-05
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    Ross Millikan I assumed that would be clear if you read the title and put two and two together2012-12-05
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    @Justin The notation is important. $1/ax^2+bx+c\ne 1/(ax^2+bx+c)$.2012-12-05
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    gawdddddd okay sorry2012-12-07

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