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Exercise 11.12 · Q1

Q.Integrate the following functions with respect to xx:

(i) x2+2x+10\sqrt{x^2+2x+10}
(ii) x2−2x−3\sqrt{x^2-2x-3}
(iii) (6−x)(x−4)\sqrt{(6-x)(x-4)}
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Complete the square to write each radicand as u2±a2u^2\pm a^2 or a2−u2a^2-u^2, then apply the matching Result-11.3 (Type IV) formula.

(i) Let I=∫x2+2x+10 dxI=\displaystyle\int\sqrt{x^2+2x+10}\,dx.

Step 1. x2+2x+10=(x+1)2+9x^2+2x+10=(x+1)^2+9, i.e. u2+a2u^2+a^2 with u=x+1u=x+1, a=3a=3.

Step 2. ∫u2+a2 du=u2u2+a2+a22log⁡∣u+u2+a2∣+c\displaystyle\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, so I=x+12x2+2x+10+92log⁡∣(x+1)+x2+2x+10∣+cI=\dfrac{x+1}2\sqrt{x^2+2x+10}+\dfrac92\log\left|(x+1)+\sqrt{x^2+2x+10}\right|+c.

(ii) Let I=∫x2−2x−3 dxI=\displaystyle\int\sqrt{x^2-2x-3}\,dx.

Step 1. x2−2x−3=(x−1)2−4x^2-2x-3=(x-1)^2-4, i.e. u2−a2u^2-a^2 with u=x−1u=x-1, a=2a=2.

Step 2. ∫u2−a2 du=u2u2−a2−a22log⁡∣u+u2−a2∣+c\displaystyle\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, so I=x−12x2−2x−3−2log⁡∣(x−1)+x2−2x−3∣+cI=\dfrac{x-1}2\sqrt{x^2-2x-3}-2\log\left|(x-1)+\sqrt{x^2-2x-3}\right|+c.

(iii) Let I=∫(6−x)(x−4) dxI=\displaystyle\int\sqrt{(6-x)(x-4)}\,dx.

Step 1. Expand: (6−x)(x−4)=−x2+10x−24(6-x)(x-4)=-x^2+10x-24. Complete the square: −x2+10x−24=−[(x−5)2−25+24]=1−(x−5)2-x^2+10x-24=-\big[(x-5)^2-25+24\big]=1-(x-5)^2, i.e. a2−u2a^2-u^2 with u=x−5u=x-5, a=1a=1.

Step 2. ∫a2−u2 du=u2a2−u2+a22sin⁡−1(u/a)+c\displaystyle\int\sqrt{a^2-u^2}\,du=\dfrac u2\sqrt{a^2-u^2}+\dfrac{a^2}2\sin^{-1}(u/a)+c, so I=x−521−(x−5)2+12sin⁡−1(x−5)+c=x−52(6−x)(x−4)+12sin⁡−1(x−5)+cI=\dfrac{x-5}2\sqrt{1-(x-5)^2}+\dfrac12\sin^{-1}(x-5)+c=\dfrac{x-5}2\sqrt{(6-x)(x-4)}+\dfrac12\sin^{-1}(x-5)+c.

✓Final answer

  1. x+12x2+2x+10+92log⁡∣(x+1)+x2+2x+10∣+c\dfrac{x+1}2\sqrt{x^2+2x+10}+\dfrac92\log\left|(x+1)+\sqrt{x^2+2x+10}\right|+c
  2. x−12x2−2x−3−2log⁡∣(x−1)+x2−2x−3∣+c\dfrac{x-1}2\sqrt{x^2-2x-3}-2\log\left|(x-1)+\sqrt{x^2-2x-3}\right|+c
  3. x−52(6−x)(x−4)+12sin⁡−1(x−5)+c\dfrac{x-5}2\sqrt{(6-x)(x-4)}+\dfrac12\sin^{-1}(x-5)+c

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