Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Techniques of Integration - 7.4 Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions - 7.4 Exercises - Page 541: 39

Answer

$$ \int \frac{d x}{x \sqrt{x-1}} =2 \tan ^{-1} \sqrt{x-1}+C $$ where $C$ is an arbitrary constant.

Work Step by Step

$$ \int \frac{d x}{x \sqrt{x-1}} $$ By substituting $$ \left[\begin{array}{c} u=\sqrt{x-1}, x=u^{2}+1 \\ u^{2}=x-1, d x=2 u d u \end{array}\right] $$ we get: $$ \begin{aligned} \int \frac{d x}{x \sqrt{x-1}} &=\int \frac{2 u}{u\left(u^{2}+1\right)} d u \\ &=2 \int \frac{1}{u^{2}+1} d u \\ & =2 \tan ^{-1} u+C \\ &=2 \tan ^{-1} \sqrt{x-1}+C \end{aligned} $$ where $C$ is an arbitrary constant.
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