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Exercise 11.5 · Q2

Q.(x+1x)2\left(\sqrt{x}+\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\right)^2

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Squaring the binomial removes the surds and leaves three simple power-type terms.

Step 1. Expand the square. (x+1x)2=(x)2+2(x)(1x)+(1x)2=x+2+1x\left(\sqrt x+\dfrac1{\sqrt x}\right)^2=(\sqrt x)^2+2(\sqrt x)\left(\dfrac1{\sqrt x}\right)+\left(\dfrac1{\sqrt x}\right)^2=x+2+\dfrac1x.

Step 2. Integrate term by term. ∫x dx=x22\displaystyle\int x\,dx=\dfrac{x^2}2, ∫2 dx=2x\displaystyle\int 2\,dx=2x, ∫1xdx=log⁡∣x∣\displaystyle\int\dfrac1x dx=\log|x|.

Step 3. Combine. ∫(x+1x)2dx=x22+2x+log⁡∣x∣+c\displaystyle\int\left(\sqrt x+\dfrac1{\sqrt x}\right)^2dx=\dfrac{x^2}2+2x+\log|x|+c.

Step 4. Check. Differentiating gives x+2+1xx+2+\dfrac1x, matching Step 1.

✓Final answer

x22+2x+log⁡∣x∣+c\dfrac{x^2}{2}+2x+\log|x|+c

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