Find the Integral $\int \frac { 3 x - 5 } { x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 3 } d x$

question 41

Multiple Choice

Find the integral.
$\int \frac { 3 x - 5 } { x ^ { 2 } - 2 x - 3 } d x$

• A) \(\ln \left| ( x + 3 ) ( x - 1 ) ^ { 2 } \right| + C\)
• B) \(\ln \left| ( x - 1 ) ( x + 3 ) ^ { 2 } \right| + C\)
• C) \(\ln \left| ( x - 3 ) ( x + 1 ) ^ { 2 } \right| + C\)
• D) \(\ln \left| ( x + 1 ) ( x - 3 ) ^ { 2 } \right| + C\)

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