Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 8 - Integration Techniques, L'Hopital's Rule, and Improper Integrals - 8.6 Exercises - Page 555: 44

Answer

The solution is $$\int_{0}^{5}\frac{x^2}{(5+2x)^2}dx=\frac{5}{3}-\frac{5}{4}\ln3.$$

Work Step by Step

To solve the integral $$\int_{0}^{5}\frac{x^2}{(5+2x)^2}dx$$ we will use substitution $t=5+2x$ and then we will have $x=\frac{t-5}{2}, dx=dt/2$ and for the bounds of integration we have $t=5,t=15$. Putting all this into the integral we have: $$\int_{0}^{5}\frac{x^2}{(5+2x)^2}dx=\int_{5}^{15}\frac{\left(\frac{t-5}{2}\right)^2}{t^2}\frac{dt}{2}=\int_{5}^{15}\frac{(t-5)^2}{8t^2}dt=\int_{5}^{15}\frac{t^2-10t+25}{8t^2}dt=\frac{1}{8}\int_{5}^{15}dt-\frac{5}{4}\int_{5}^{15}\frac{dt}{t}+\frac{25}{8}\int_{5}^{15}\frac{1}{t^2}dt.$$ From the table of integrals we have: Integral 1: $$\frac{1}{8}\int_{5}^{15}dt=\frac{1}{8}\left.t\right|_{5}^{15}=\frac{1}{8}(15-5)=\frac{5}{4};$$ Integral 2:$$\frac{5}{4}\int_{5}^{15}\frac{dt}{t}=\frac{5}{4}\left.\ln|t|\right|_{5}^{15}=\frac{5}{4}(\ln15-\ln5)=\frac{5}{4}(\ln\frac{15}{5})=\frac{5}{4}\ln3;$$ Integral 3: $$\frac{25}{8}\int_{5}^{15}\frac{dt}{t^2}=-\frac{25}{8}\left.\frac{1}{t}\right|_{5}^{15}=-\frac{25}{8}\left(\frac{1}{15}-\frac{1}{5}\right)=\frac{5}{12}.$$ Finally, our original integral is: $$\int_{0}^{5}\frac{x^2}{(5+2x)^2}dx=\frac{5}{4}-\frac{5}{4}\ln3+\frac{5}{12}=\frac{5}{3}-\frac{5}{4}\ln3.$$
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