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Homework Statement


sketch the region of integration, and evaluate the integral by choosing the best order of integration
[tex]\int^{8}_{0}\int^{2}_{x^{1/3}}\frac{dydx}{y^{4}+1}[/tex]


Homework Equations


integration by parts


The Attempt at a Solution


after sketching the graph and changing the limits I've got to:
[tex]\int^{2}_{0}\int^{y^3}_{0}\frac{dydx}{y^{4}+1}[/tex]

integrating:

[tex]\int^{2}_{0}\left[\frac{x}{y^{4}+1}\right]^{y^3}_{0}dy=\int^{2}_{0}\frac{y^3}{{y^4}+1}dy[/tex]

[tex]u = {y^3}[/tex]

[tex]u' = 3{y^2}[/tex]

[tex]v = ln({y^4}+1)[/tex]

[tex]v' = \frac{1}{{y^4}+1}[/tex]

[tex]\left[{y^3}ln({y^4}+1)-\int3{y^2}ln({y^4}+1)\right][/tex]

[tex]u = ln({y^4}+1)[/tex]

[tex]u' = \frac{1}{{y^4}+1}[/tex]

[tex]v = {y^3}[/tex]

[tex]v' = 3{y^2}[/tex]

[tex]= {y^3}ln({y^4}+1)-\int{y^3}\frac{1}{{y^4}+1}[/tex]

And this is where i get stuck as its just an infinite loop of integration by parts, any ideas?
 
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From here

[tex]\int^{2}_{0}\frac{y^3}{{y^4}+1}dy[/tex]

Just sub u=y4+1EDIT:

Also

[tex]\frac{d}{dy}[ln(y^4+1)] \neq \frac{1}{y^4 +1}[/tex]
 
rock.freak667 said:
From here

[tex]\int^{2}_{0}\frac{y^3}{{y^4}+1}dy[/tex]

Just sub u=y4+1


EDIT:

Also

[tex]\frac{d}{dy}[ln(y^4+1)] \neq \frac{1}{y^4 +1}[/tex]

Ok I've done that and i got the right answer :) but what is [tex]\int\frac{1}{{y^4}+1}[/tex] if its not [tex]ln({y^4}+1)[/tex] ?

I remember how to integrate ln functions it using the joke:
Q: what's the integral of 1 over cabin?
A: log cabin
 
8614smith said:
Ok I've done that and i got the right answer :) but what is [tex]\int\frac{1}{{y^4}+1}[/tex] if its not [tex]ln({y^4}+1)[/tex] ?

That integral is too hard to be calculated by hand. But I've prepared it for you to not make mistakes like that: [tex]1/8\,\sqrt {2}\ln \left( {\frac {{x}^{2}+x\sqrt {2}+1}{{x}^{2}-x \sqrt {2}+1}} \right) +1/4\,\sqrt {2}\arctan \left( x\sqrt {2}+1\right) +1/4\,\sqrt {2}\arctan \left( x\sqrt {2}-1 \right)[/tex].

AB
 
Altabeh said:
That integral is too hard to be calculated by hand. But I've prepared it for you to not make mistakes like that: [tex]1/8\,\sqrt {2}\ln \left( {\frac {{x}^{2}+x\sqrt {2}+1}{{x}^{2}-x \sqrt {2}+1}} \right) +1/4\,\sqrt {2}\arctan \left( x\sqrt {2}+1\right) +1/4\,\sqrt {2}\arctan \left( x\sqrt {2}-1 \right)[/tex].

AB

I'll have to take your word on that one, let's just hope it doesn't come up in my exam!