Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.5 - Strategy for Integration - 7.5 Exercises - Page 508: 64

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{4}{3}(\sqrt{x}+1)^{3/2}-4\sqrt{\sqrt{x}+1}+C$.

Work Step by Step

$I=\displaystyle \int\frac{1}{\sqrt{\sqrt{x}+1}}dx=$ sub $\left[\begin{array}{ll} u=\sqrt{x}+1 & x=(u-1)^{2}\\ & dx=2(u-1)du \end{array}\right]$ =$\displaystyle \int\frac{2(u-1)du}{\sqrt{u}}$ =$\displaystyle \int\frac{2udu}{\sqrt{u}}-\int\frac{2du}{\sqrt{u}}$ $=2\displaystyle \int u^{1/2}du-2\int u^{-1/2}du$ ... both are table integrals type 1. $=2(\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}u^{3/2})-2(2u^{1/2})+C$ ... bring back x $=\displaystyle \frac{4}{3}(\sqrt{x}+1)^{3/2}-4\sqrt{\sqrt{x}+1}+C$
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