Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 7 - Techniques of Integration - 7.3 Trigonometric Substitution - 7.3 Exercises - Page 531: 2

Answer

$$ 8\left(\frac{1}{3}\left(\frac{\sqrt{4+x^2}}{2}\right)^3 -\frac{\sqrt{4+x^2}}{2}\right)+c$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$\int\frac{x^3dx}{\sqrt{ x^2+4}} $$ Let $x=2\tan \theta \ \Rightarrow \ dx=2\sec^2 \theta d \theta$, then \begin{align*} \int\frac{x^3dx}{\sqrt{ x^2+4}} &=\int\frac{16\tan^3\theta \sec^2 \theta d \theta}{\sqrt{ 4\tan^2 \theta+4}} \\ &=\int\frac{16\tan^3\theta \sec^2 \theta d \theta}{2\sec\theta} \\ &=8\int \tan^3\theta \sec \theta d \theta\\ &=8\int (\sec^2\theta-1)\tan \theta \sec \theta d \theta\\ &= 8\left(\frac{1}{3}\sec^3\theta-\sec \theta\right)+c\\ &= 8\left(\frac{1}{3}\left(\frac{\sqrt{4+x^2}}{2}\right)^3 -\frac{\sqrt{4+x^2}}{2}\right)+c \end{align*}
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