Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1337613924
ISBN 13: 978-1-33761-392-7

Chapter 7 - Section 7.6 - Integration Using Tables and Computer Algebra Systems - 7.6 Exercises - Page 528: 41

Answer

$\frac{1}{4}x\left( {{x^2} + 2} \right)\sqrt {{x^2} + 4} - 2{\sinh ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{2}} \right) + C$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {{x^2}\sqrt {{x^2} + 4} } dx \cr & {\text{Integrate by using a CAS }}\left( {{\text{See image below}}} \right){\text{ we obtain:}} \cr & \int {{x^2}\sqrt {{x^2} + 4} } dx = \frac{1}{4}x\left( {{x^2} + 2} \right)\sqrt {{x^2} + 4} - 2{\sinh ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{2}} \right) + C \cr & \cr & {\text{Integrating by tables using the entry 22}} \cr & \int {{u^2}\sqrt {{u^2} + {a^2}} du = \frac{u}{8}\left( {{a^2} + 2{u^2}} \right)\sqrt {{a^2} + {u^2}} - \frac{{{a^4}}}{8}\ln \left( {u + \sqrt {{u^2} + {a^2}} } \right)} \cr & + C \cr & \cr & {\text{Therefore}}{\text{, for }}\int {{x^2}\sqrt {{x^2} + 4} } dx{\text{ we obtain:}} \cr & = \frac{x}{8}\left( {4 + 2{x^2}} \right)\sqrt {{x^2} + 4} - \frac{{{{\left( 2 \right)}^4}}}{8}\ln \left( {x + \sqrt {{x^2} + 4} } \right) + C \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & = \frac{{2x}}{8}\left( {{x^2} + 2} \right)\sqrt {{x^2} + 4} - 2\ln \left( {x + \sqrt {{x^2} + 4} } \right) + C \cr & = \frac{1}{4}x\left( {{x^2} + 2} \right)\sqrt {{x^2} + 4} - 2\ln \left( {x + \sqrt {{x^2} + 4} } \right) + C \cr & {\text{Where }}{\sinh ^{ - 1}}\left( u \right) = \ln \left( {u + \sqrt {{u^2} + 1} } \right),{\text{ then}} \cr & = \frac{1}{4}x\left( {{x^2} + 2} \right)\sqrt {{x^2} + 4} - 2{\sinh ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{2}} \right) + C \cr & {\text{We obtain the same result.}} \cr} $$
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