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Q.Evaluate: ∫x2+2x+5 dx\int \sqrt{x^2+2x+5}\,dx

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Complete the square: x2+2x+5=(x+1)2+4x^2+2x+5=(x+1)^2+4. Let u=x+1u=x+1, a=2a=2:

∫(x+1)2+4 dx=∫u2+a2 du=u2u2+a2+a22log⁡(u+u2+a2)+c\int\sqrt{(x+1)^2+4}\,dx=\int\sqrt{u^2+a^2}\,du=\dfrac u2\sqrt{u^2+a^2}+\dfrac{a^2}2\log\left(u+\sqrt{u^2+a^2}\right)+c …

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