<s>[INST] Is the integral $ \int_{1}^{2}\frac{dx}{\sqrt{x^2-x+1} - 1} $ converges or diverges. Determine if the following integral diverges/converges, if it converges, is it absolutely or conditionally converges. 
$$
\int_{1}^{2}\frac{dx}{\sqrt{x^2-x+1} - 1}
$$
What i tried:
In that interval we know that: 
$$
0 < x
$$
Therefore we can write: 
$$
\frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2-x+1} - 1} < \frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2-2x+1} - 1} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{(x-1)^2} - 1}
$$
$$
=  \frac{1}{x - 2} 
$$
Now lets try to calculate the integral, using limits, we get: 
$$
\lim_{t \to 2^-}\int_{1}^{t}\frac{1}{x-2} = ln(x-2)|_{1}^{t} = ln(t-2) - ln(1-2)
$$
I cant calculate this integral, namely i dont get any limit that is a number. 
I thought that maybe i will get to a form like this: 
$$
\int_{a}^{b}\frac{1}{(b-x)^\alpha}, \int_{a}^{b}\frac{1}{(x-a)^\alpha}
$$
But also, if i will, and conclude that $ \int \frac{1}{x - 2}$ diverges in that interval, i couldnt use the comparison test to conclude about the original function. 
Can i have a hint? 
Thank you. 
 [/INST] It diverges.
Multiplying by the conjugate:
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2-x+1}-1} = \frac{\sqrt{x^2-x+1}+1}{x(x-1)}$.
A partial fraction decomposition yields:
$\frac{1}{x(x-1)}=\frac{1}{x}-\frac{1}{x-1}$ and therefore
$\frac{\sqrt{x^2-x+1}+1}{x(x-1)}=\frac{\sqrt{x^2-x+1}+1}{x}-\frac{\sqrt{x^2-x+1}+1}{x-1}$.
The right-hand side equals:
$\frac{\sqrt{x^2-x+1}}{x} - \frac{\sqrt{x^2-x+1}}{x-1} + \frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{x-1}$
Also, remark that $\displaystyle \int_{1}^{2} \frac{\sqrt{x^2-x+1}}{x}dx < \infty$ and $\displaystyle \int_{1}^{2} \frac{dx}{x} < \infty$, hence it suffices to show that $\displaystyle \int_{1}^{2} \frac{\sqrt{x^2-x+1}}{x-1} dx$ diverges. Note that $\displaystyle \int_{1}^{2} \frac{x^2-x+1}{x-1} dx \geq \displaystyle \int_{1}^{2} \frac{dx}{x-1}$.
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