University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.5 - Integral Tables and Computer Algebra Systems - Exercises - Page 451: 2

Answer

$$\int\frac{dx}{x\sqrt{x+4}}=\frac{1}{2}\ln\Big|\frac{\sqrt{x+4}-2}{\sqrt{x+4}+2}\Big|+C$$

Work Step by Step

$$A=\int\frac{dx}{x\sqrt{x+4}}$$ Using Formula 29a, which states that $$\int\frac{dx}{x\sqrt{ax+b}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt b}\ln\Big|\frac{\sqrt{ax+b}-\sqrt b}{\sqrt{ax+b}+\sqrt b}\Big|+C$$ with $a=1$ and $b=4$ here, we have $$A=\frac{1}{\sqrt4}\ln\Big|\frac{\sqrt{x+4}-\sqrt 4}{\sqrt{x+4}+\sqrt 4}\Big|+C$$ $$A=\frac{1}{2}\ln\Big|\frac{\sqrt{x+4}-2}{\sqrt{x+4}+2}\Big|+C$$
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