Using integration tables

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1. Find ∫ [2 + 3x2]-1/2dx

Answer

    1. 3-1/2 ln |x + √ (2/3 + x2)| + C

Solution

    1. The closest formula is number 20. from the notes, except for the “3” in front of x2. We can            pull it out of the parentheses: [2 + 3x2]-1/2= 3-1/2 [2/3 + x2]-1/2 Now we can use the formula,            with a = √ (2/3): ∫[2 + 3x2]-1/2 dx = ∫ 3-1/2 [2/3 + x2>]-1/2 dx = 3-1/2 ln | x + √ (2/3 + x2) | + C

 

2. Find ∫ sin3(x) dx

Answer

    1. -1/3 sin2(x) cos(x) – 2/3 cos(x) + c

Solution

     1. We can use formula 7. from the notes, with n = 2: ∫sin3(x) dx = – 1/3 sin2(x) cos(x) + 2/3 ∫                   sin(x) dx = – 1/3 sin2(x) cos(x) – 2/3 cos(x) + c

 

3. Find ∫ tan2(2x) dx

Answer

1. 1/2 tan (2x) – x + c

Solution

    1. The notes have formula 3. for tan2(x). To use it, first substitute u = 2x, so du = 2 dx, and we            get: ∫tan2(2x) dx = ∫ 1/2 tan2(u) du = 1/2 [ tan(u) – u ] + c= 1/2 tan (2x) -x + c

 

4. Find ∫2x arccos(x2) dx

Answer

    1. x2 arccos(x2)- √(1 – x4) + C

Solution

    1. Formula 47. in the notes has arccos (or cos-1) in it. We can’t use it as stated, since we need x2 inside the arccos, and we have an extra 2x up front. This is an ideal case for substitution, since 2x is the derivative of x2. Use u = x2, so du = 2x dx: ∫2x arccos(x2) dx = ∫ arccos(u) du. Now we use formula 47.: int; arccos(u) du = u arccos(u) – √ ( 1 – u2 ) + C Substituting back x2 for u, we get the answer: ∫ 2x arccos(x2) dx = x2 arccos(x2) – √(1 – x4) + C

 

5. Find ∫[x2 + 2x + 2]-1 dx

Answer

    1. Arctan(x + 1) + c

Solution

1. This does not look like anything in the tables. We have formulas for things such as a2 + x2, but      not summand of “x” in there. We have to put our expression into that form first, by absorbing the “2x” into the square: x2 + 2x + 2 = (x2 + 2x + 1) + 1 = (x + 1)2 + 1 With this, we have: ∫[x2 + 2x + 2]-1 dx = ∫[( x + 1)2 + 1]-1 dx This is close to formula 41. in the notes, if we substitute u = x + 1, du = dx: ∫[x2 + 2x + 2]-1 dx = ∫[(x + 1)2 + 1]-1 dx = ∫[u2 + 1]-1 du = arctan(u) + c = arctan(x + 1) + c