Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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

Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration - Practice Exercises - Page 519: 69

Answer

$$\frac{{2{{\left( {\sqrt x } \right)}^3}}}{3} - x + 2\sqrt x - 2\ln \left( {1 + \sqrt x } \right) + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{x}{{1 + \sqrt x }}} dx \cr & {\text{Let }}x = {u^2},\,\,\,\,dx = 2udu.{\text{ Then}}{\text{,}} \cr & \cr & \int {\frac{x}{{1 + \sqrt x }}} dx = \int {\frac{{{u^2}}}{{1 + \sqrt {{u^2}} }}} \left( {2udu} \right) \cr & {\text{Simplifying}} \cr & = \int {\frac{{2{u^3}}}{{1 + u}}} du \cr & \cr & {\text{Use the long division for }}\frac{{2{u^3}}}{{1 + u}} \cr & \frac{{2{u^3}}}{{1 + u}} = 2{u^2} - 2u + 2 - \frac{2}{{1 + u}} \cr & \cr & \int {\frac{{2{u^3}}}{{1 + u}}} du = \int {\left( {2{u^2} - 2u + 2 - \frac{2}{{1 + u}}} \right)} du \cr & {\text{Integrating}} \cr & \int {\frac{{2{u^3}}}{{1 + u}}} du = \frac{{2{u^3}}}{3} - {u^2} + 2u - 2\ln \left| {1 + u} \right| + C \cr & \cr & {\text{Write in terms of }}x.\,\,x = {u^2} \to \sqrt x = u \cr & = \frac{{2{{\left( {\sqrt x } \right)}^3}}}{3} - {\left( {\sqrt x } \right)^2} + 2\left( {\sqrt x } \right) - 2\ln \left| {1 + \sqrt x } \right| + C \cr & = \frac{{2{{\left( {\sqrt x } \right)}^3}}}{3} - x + 2\sqrt x - 2\ln \left( {1 + \sqrt x } \right) + C \cr} $$
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