Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32194-734-5

Chapter 7 - Integration Techniques - 7.6 Other Integration Strategies - 7.6 Exercises - Page 555: 18

Answer

$$\frac{x}{2}\sqrt {4{x^2} - 9} - \frac{9}{4}\ln \left| {2x + \sqrt {4{x^2} - 9} } \right| + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\sqrt {4{x^2} - 9} dx} \cr & u = 2x,{\text{ }}du = 2dx,{\text{ }}a = 3 \cr & \int {\sqrt {4{x^2} - 9} dx} = \int {\sqrt {{u^2} - {a^2}} \left( {\frac{1}{2}du} \right)} \cr & = \frac{1}{2}\int {\sqrt {{u^2} - {a^2}} du} \cr & {\text{a matching integral in a table of integrals at the end of the book is the }} \cr & {\text{formula 68}} \cr & \int {\sqrt {{u^2} - {a^2}} du} = \frac{u}{2}\sqrt {{u^2} - {a^2}} - \frac{{{a^2}}}{2}\ln \left| {u + \sqrt {{u^2} - {a^2}} } \right| + C \cr & = \frac{1}{2}\int {\sqrt {{u^2} - {a^2}} du} = \frac{u}{4}\sqrt {{u^2} - {a^2}} - \frac{{{a^2}}}{4}\ln \left| {u + \sqrt {{u^2} - {a^2}} } \right| + C \cr & u = 2x,{\text{ }}a = 3 \cr & = \frac{{2x}}{4}\sqrt {4{x^2} - 9} - \frac{{{{\left( 3 \right)}^2}}}{4}\ln \left| {2x + \sqrt {4{x^2} - 9} } \right| + C \cr & = \frac{x}{2}\sqrt {4{x^2} - 9} - \frac{9}{4}\ln \left| {2x + \sqrt {4{x^2} - 9} } \right| + C \cr} $$
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