Can you solve this challenging integral using a clever modification?

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The discussion revolves around a challenging integral that participants are attempting to solve. The integral involves logarithmic expressions and substitutions, with participants exploring various approaches to simplify or manipulate the integrand.

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  • Participants discuss attempts at substitution and expansion, noting difficulties in progressing towards a solution. There are observations about potential symmetry in the integral's bounds and suggestions to modify the integrand.

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The discussion is active, with participants offering hints and suggestions for substitutions. Some have expressed confusion about how to proceed after initial attempts, while others have pointed out potential errors in bounds and encouraged collaboration on the problem.

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hi guys!
can you please help me with this integral? I've tried some subs but i really don't know how to start...
Thank you !
 

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Expanding with ##\sqrt{\ln(9-x)}-\sqrt{\ln(3+x)}## gives
$$\frac {\sqrt{\ln(9-x)}\left(\sqrt{\ln(9-x)}-\sqrt{\ln(3+x)}\right)} {\ln(9-x)-\ln(3+x)}$$

That can be split into two parts, where one part looks easy and the other part can be simplified significantly. I don't know if that will lead to a solution, however.
 
first of all thank you!
Ive tried this and it lead me nowhere..
 
Hmm okay, I don't see how to solve the remaining part either.

An interesting observation: 3+x goes from 5 to 7, while 9-x goes from 7 to 5. There could be some symmetry to exploit, but I did not find it yet.
 
Thats actually very interesting because according to the answers the answer is 1.
Can someone help me...?
 
Hint: substitute ##\displaystyle x = 6-y##.

EDIT: numerous glitches in the PF software are making it difficult to post. Basically, I wanted to add: don't try to simplify the integrand, etc. Just do the sub, and see what happens to the bounds. This is actually a very simple problem in disguise.
 
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I can't remove the disguise... :(
 
this is what i get
 

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Ah nice, that is the right way to solve it.
@omri_mar: You can modify this new integrand to look similar to the old one now.
 
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I don't get it. How can I continue?
 
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Try adding together the new integral and the old one
 
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what do you mean?
 
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You have an equation (old integral)=(new integral). Try to write (new integral) as (something)-(old integral). This gives you an equation like 2*(old integral)=(something), and (something) is easy to calculate.

Don't write PMs, please.
 
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omri_mar said:
this is what i get

Sorry for the late reply - I just noticed your bounds are off in the attachment to post 8. Your bounds should be reversed (identical to the original integral). Don't forget that ##dy = -dx##. Other than that, the other posters have already told you how to proceed. Remember that in a definite integral, the variable of integration is basically just a dummy variable, so whether it's x or y, it doesn't matter. So just replace the y in the new integral with x, and add it to the original integral. Now you have twice the original integral, and it's equal to something very simple.
 
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omri_mar said:
this is what i get

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(Most of post deleted in Edit. It was pretty much redundant with Curious3141 post. )

Now modify the numerator by adding and subtracting ... (something clever) .
 
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