Integration of an improper rational function using algebraic long division.
Step-by-step solution showing algebraic long division of (x² + 4x + 2) / (x + 1), resulting in x + 3 - 1/(x + 1), followed by integration to get (1/2)x² + 3x - ln|x + 1| + C.
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