Evaluating the integral, correct?

[rocomath]

sorry if i was irritating you it has been a year since I've done any math and I am jumping into calc 2, but i finally got it and I have done most of the rest, just three left which I am working on now, so thank you for all your help and putting up with me :)

It wasn't so much irritating, just disappointing. I just want you to get a real good grade :-] I'm mainly pushing you to check your answer to exericse your differentiating skills. I'm more than happy to help!

 

[Zack88]

hey when completing the square when a square roots is involved, do you square both sides?

 

[rocomath]

Example ...

x^2-\sqrt 2 x+4

This kind of problem?

 

[Zack88]

more like 1 / [sqrt]9x^2 + 6x -8[/sqrt]

 

[rocomath]

You don't have to worry about squaring the square root. Just work within your square root and perform your operation as you would.

But don't forget that your coefficient of your highest degree must be 1.

 

[Zack88]

But don't forget that your coefficient of your highest degree must be 1.

I don't know what that means, since i work with the square root do I not pay attention to it until finally getting the final answer. ex.

[sqrt] x^3 + 6x^2 - 4 [/sqrt]

then

x^3 + 6x^2 = 4
x^3 + 6x^2 + 9 = 4 + 9

and so on

 

[rocomath]

You can't complete the square of a polynomial of degree 3.

I meant that the standard quadratic equation needs to have a coefficient of 1 in front of it's highest term.

ax^2+bx+c=0

a=1

 

[Zack88]

oh ok and i just made up the example so if i have a number higher than 1 I need to divide that number out so ex. 5x^2 + 6x + 5 and then id divide the whole thing by 5.

 

[rocomath]

Yes

x^2+\frac b a x + \frac c a=0

 

[Zack88]

ok came across a bump.

[integral] dx/ [sqrt]x^2 - 6x + 13[/sqrt]

so i have to complete the square, so

x^2 - 6x + 13 = 0
x^2 - 6x = -13

wait before i continue I always thought anything that was negative and squared it become positive but now my calculator is telling me differently.

the i divide -6 by 2 and then square it (using everything squared is positive) and get 9

x^2 - 6x + 9 = -13 + 9
x^2 + 6x +9 + -4
(x-3)^2 = =4

then square both sides but you can't square -4 w/o getting an imaginary number

 

[rocomath]

What happen here?

x^2 - 6x + 9 = -13 + 9
x^2 + 6x +9 + -4
(x-3)^2 = =4

Don't set it equal to 0.

x^2-6x+13

x^2-6x+(\frac{6}{2})^2-(\frac{6}{2})^2+13

 

[Zack88]

x^2-6x+(\frac{6}{2})^2-(\frac{6}{2})^2+13

wouldnt the 9 - 9 cancel out? so ur still left with the original problem.

 

[rocomath]

would ntthe 9 - 9 cancel out? so ur still left with the original problem.

Yep, and from there it simplifies easiy.

 

[Zack88]

lol so in other words was the square already completed?

 

[rocomath]

lol so in other words was the square already completed?

Not completely. I'm going now though, go to this thread ... Find the integral...Please HELP! - https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=211212

Post 12, pretty much your problem, just different numbers.

 

[Zack88]

k cya thanks again