Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 4: Applications of Derivatives - Practice Exercises - Page 245: 68

Answer

$-\dfrac{3}{(r-\sqrt 2)^2}+c$

Work Step by Step

Use formula $\int x^{a} dx=\dfrac{x^{(a+1)}}{(a+1)}+c$ where $c$ refers to a constant of proportionality. Plug $a=r-\sqrt 2$ and $dr =da$ Then, we have $\int \dfrac{6dr}{(r-\sqrt 2)^2}dr=6\int \dfrac{1}{a^3}da=6\int a^{-3} da$ and, $(6)[\dfrac{a^{-3+1}}{-3+1}]+c=-3a^{-2}+c$ Hence, $-3a^{-2}+c=-\dfrac{3}{(r-\sqrt 2)^2}+c$
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