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 - Review Exercises - Page 580: 61

Answer

$$\frac{1}{5}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_2^{\sqrt 5 } {x{{\left( {{x^2} - 4} \right)}^{3/2}}dx} \cr & {\text{Let }}u = {x^2} - 4,{\text{ }}du = 2xdx \cr & {\text{The new limits of integration are}} \cr & x = \sqrt 5 \to u = 1 \cr & x = 2 \to u = 0 \cr & {\text{Substituting}} \cr & \int_2^{\sqrt 5 } {x{{\left( {{x^2} - 4} \right)}^{3/2}}dx} = \int_0^1 {{u^{3/2}}\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right)du} \cr & = \frac{1}{2}\int_0^1 {{u^{3/2}}du} \cr & {\text{Integrating}} \cr & = \frac{1}{2}\left[ {\frac{{{u^{5/2}}}}{{5/2}}} \right]_0^1 \cr & = \frac{1}{5}\left[ {{u^{5/2}}} \right]_0^1 \cr & = \frac{1}{5}\left( {1 - 0} \right) \cr & = \frac{1}{5} \cr} $$
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