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Homework Statement



Evaluate using any method:

\int\frac{8x^3+10} {\sqrt[3]{5x-4}}dx



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I'm lost on this one.
 
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Since it is that cube root in the denominator that is causing the trouble, a kind of obvious substitution is u= 5x- 4. Then du= 5dx or dx= (1/5)du.

Also, 5x= u+ 4 so x= (u+ 4)/5. Replacing x by that in 8x^3+ 10 gives you a cubic, in u, in the numerator divided by \sqrt[3]{u}= u^{1/3}. That reduces to a sum of terms involving u^{3- 1/3}= u^{8/3}, u^{2- 1/3}= u^{5/3}, and u^{1- 1/3}= u^{-2/3}.
 
Where do you get the 5x=u+4?
 
From the substitution u = 5x - 4.
 
So do you get something like:

8\int\frac{(u+4/5)^3 + 10}{u^(1/3)}

That's U raised to the 1/3 on the denominator
?
 
It's not u + 4/5 in the numerator -- it's (1/5)(u + 4). Also, where is du in your integral? You seem to be ignoring it.
 
Mark44 said:
It's not u + 4/5 in the numerator -- it's (1/5)(u + 4). Also, where is du in your integral? You seem to be ignoring it.

Yea that's what I meant. I don't understand where the Du goes.

8\int\frac{((u+4)/5)^3 + 10}{u^(1/3)}

So that is right? Then does du takes the spot of the 5?
 
Use u=5x-4 then du=5dx, insert this into the integral to obtain:
<br /> \int\frac{8x^3+10} {\sqrt[3]{5x-4}}dx=\frac{1}{5}\int\frac{8((u+4)/5)^{3}+10}{u^{1/3}}du<br />
Now all you have to do is expand the cube and integrate using
<br /> \int x^{n}dx=\frac{1}{n+1}x^{n+1}+c<br />
 
What is n?
 
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n is a number, like 3 or 2/3.
 
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