Exercise · ZW-REAL-INTEGRAL-BY-RESIDUES-007 · ★★☆ Intermediate
Compute \(\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\frac{dx}{(x^{2}+1)(x^{2}+4)}\).
Choose one option.
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- A. \(\pi/6\)
Explanation
The upper poles are \(i\) and \(2i\), with residues \(\tfrac{1}{6i}\) and \(-\tfrac{1}{12i}\). They add to \(\tfrac{1}{12i}\) and \(2\pi i\cdot\tfrac{1}{12i}=\pi/6\).
Review the concept: Real integral by residues
A method to compute \(\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} f(x)\,dx\) with \(f\) rational: close the real axis with a semicircle in the upper half-plane and apply the residue theorem.
\[\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} f(x)\,dx=2\pi i\sum_{\operatorname{Im}z_k>0}\operatorname{Res}(f,z_k)\]
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