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Ethereal
Sep1-04, 10:31 PM
How does one integrate the following:
By using a suitable substitution, evaluate:
\int \frac{\sqrt{x+1}}{x+3} dx

I tried x=tan^2 \theta, x+1=y , but the whole thing got messier. Anyone knows the correct substitution to make?

Tide
Sep1-04, 11:08 PM
Here's a start: Do it in stages using the first transformation to get rid of the +1 under the radical so the integrand becomes \frac {\sqrt{x}}{x+2} then let y = \sqrt {x}. It should be apparent what to do next.

Ethereal
Sep2-04, 12:31 AM
Thanks for your help. I managed to solve it, required 2 substitutions as you said!

Tide
Sep2-04, 12:34 AM
Way to go!