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3.2(A) · Q42

Q.Integrate: ∫1x+x3 dx\int \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{x}+\sqrt[3]{x}}\,dx

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Let x=t6x=t^6 (LCM of denominators 2,3), so dx=6t5dtdx=6t^5dt, x=t3\sqrt x=t^3, x3=t2\sqrt[3]x=t^2.

∫6t5t3+t2dt=∫6t3t+1dt\int\dfrac{6t^5}{t^3+t^2}dt=\int\dfrac{6t^3}{t+1}dt (cancelling t2t^2).

Long-divide: t3t+1=t2−t+1−1t+1\dfrac{t^3}{t+1}=t^2-t+1-\dfrac{1}{t+1}, so 6t3t+1=6t2−6t+6−6t+1\dfrac{6t^3}{t+1}=6t^2-6t+6-\dfrac{6}{t+1}.

∫(6t2−6t+6−6t+1)dt=2t3−3t2+6t−6ln⁡∣t+1∣\int(6t^2-6t+6-\tfrac{6}{t+1})dt=2t^3-3t^2+6t-6\ln|t+1|. …

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