Arc Length of y^2=4(x+4)^3 from x=0 to x=2

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Homework Statement


Find the arc length of the equation y^2=4(x+4)^3 from x=0 to x=2

Homework Equations


L=\int_{a}^{b}\sqrt{1+f'(x)}dx


The Attempt at a Solution


L=\int_{0}^{2}\sqrt{1+9(x+4)}dx
which simplifies in to
L=\int_{0}^{2}\sqrt{9x+37}dx
and I'm stuck there--how should i try to integrate that?
 
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Substitute u=9x+37?
 
oh. wow. thanks.
now i feel kinda dumb lol i was making it more complicated than i had to, trying trig sub and stuff.
so dx=\frac{du}{9}.
sweet.
 
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