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Q.Evaluate ∫2x (x2+1)5 dx\displaystyle\int 2x\,(x^{2}+1)^{5}\,dx using substitution.

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Substitution: let t=x2+1t=x^{2}+1. Then dtdx=2x\dfrac{dt}{dx}=2x, i.e. dt=2x dxdt=2x\,dx — which is precisely the 2x dx2x\,dx already present in the integrand.

Rewrite and integrate in tt:

∫2x (x2+1)5 dx=∫t5 dt=t66+c.\int 2x\,(x^{2}+1)^{5}\,dx = \int t^{5}\,dt = \frac{t^{6}}{6}+c.

Substitute back t=x2+1t=x^{2}+1:

∫2x (x2+1)5 dx=(x2+1)66+c.\int 2x\,(x^{2}+1)^{5}\,dx = \frac{(x^{2}+1)^{6}}{6}+c.

Check by differentiation (chain rule): ddx[(x2+1)66]=6(x2+1)5⋅2x6=2x (x2+1)5\dfrac{d}{dx}\left[\dfrac{(x^{2}+1)^{6}}{6}\right] = \dfrac{6(x^{2}+1)^{5}\cdot 2x}{6} = 2x\,(x^{2}+1)^{5}, matching the original integrand.

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∫2x (x2+1)5 dx=(x2+1)66+c\displaystyle\int 2x\,(x^{2}+1)^{5}\,dx=\dfrac{(x^{2}+1)^{6}}{6}+c

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