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niz73
Nov24-09, 12:34 AM
Hi all,
Can you guys please help me with the following integration problem

2
∫ [x (8-x3)^1/3 ] dx
0
Thanks in advance.

Pengwuino
Nov24-09, 12:39 AM
What have you attempted for the problem so far?

niz73
Nov24-09, 12:51 AM
I have substituted u^3 = 8 - x^3 then 3 u^2 du = - 3 x^2 dx
But now the problem has only x so in order to substitute for dx I have to divide and multiply by x and that means I can not eliminate cube root.