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Q.Evaluate: ∫x2a2−x6 dx\int x^2\sqrt{a^2-x^6}\,dx

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Let t=x3t=x^3, dt=3x2dxdt=3x^2dx, so x2dx=dt3x^2dx=\dfrac{dt}3:

∫x2a2−x6 dx=13∫a2−t2 dt\int x^2\sqrt{a^2-x^6}\,dx=\dfrac13\int\sqrt{a^2-t^2}\,dt

Using the standard result ∫a2−t2dt=t2a2−t2+a22sin⁡−1ta+c\int\sqrt{a^2-t^2}dt=\dfrac t2\sqrt{a^2-t^2}+\dfrac{a^2}2\sin^{-1}\dfrac ta+c: …

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