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Exercise 4.2 · Q6

Q.Evaluate: ∫19x+1x dx\int_1^9 \dfrac{x+1}{\sqrt{x}}\,dx

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x+1x=x+1x=x1/2+x−1/2\dfrac{x+1}{\sqrt x}=\sqrt x+\dfrac1{\sqrt x}=x^{1/2}+x^{-1/2}.

∫19(x1/2+x−1/2)dx=[23x3/2+2x1/2]19=(23(27)+2(3))−(23+2)=(18+6)−83=24−83=643.\int_1^9\big(x^{1/2}+x^{-1/2}\big)dx=\Big[\frac23x^{3/2}+2x^{1/2}\Big]_1^9=\Big(\frac23(27)+2(3)\Big)-\Big(\frac23+2\Big)=(18+6)-\frac83=24-\frac83=\frac{64}3.

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∫19x+1x dx=643\displaystyle\int_1^9\frac{x+1}{\sqrt x}\,dx=\frac{64}{3}

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