`int(5x-2)/(x-2)^2dx`
Let's use partial fraction decomposition on the integrand,
`(5x-2)/(x-2)^2=A/(x-2)+B/(x-2)^2`
`5x-2=A(x-2)+B`
`5x-2=Ax-2A+B`
comparing the coefficients of the like terms,
`A=5`
`-2A+B=-2`
Plug in the value of A in the above equation,
`-2(5)+B=-2`
`-10+B=-2`
`B=-2+10`
`B=8`
So now `int(5x-2)/(x-2)^2dx=int(5/(x-2)+8/(x-2)^2)dx`
Now apply the sum rule,
`=int5/(x-2)dx+int8/(x-2)^2dx`
Take the constant's out,
`=5int1/(x-2)dx+8int1/(x-2)^2dx`
Now let's evaluate each of the above two integrals separately,
`int1/(x-2)dx`
Apply integral substitution `u=x-2`
`=>du=dx`
`=int1/udu`
Use the common integral :`int1/xdx=ln|x|`
`=ln|u|`
Substitute back `u=x-2`
`=ln|x-2|`
Now evaluate the second integral,
`int1/(x-2)^2dx`
Apply integral substitution:`v=x-2`
`dv=dx`
`=int1/v^2dv`
`=intv^(-2)dv`
Apply the power rule,
`=v^(-2+1)/(-2+1)`
`=-v^(-1)`
`=-1/v`
Substitute back `v=x-2`
`=-1/(x-2)`
`:.int(5x-2)/(x-2)^2dx=5ln|x-2|+8(-1/(x-2))`
Add a constant C to the solution,
`=5ln|x-2|-8/(x-2)+C`
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