Find the indefinite integral by u-sub

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Homework Statement



[itex]\int1/(1+\sqrt{2x})\,dx[/itex]

Homework Equations



[itex]u=1+\sqrt{2x} \Rightarrow \sqrt{2x}=u-1[/itex]
[itex]du=1/\sqrt{2x}dx \Rightarrow \sqrt{2x}du=dx[/itex]

The Attempt at a Solution



[itex]\int1/(1+\sqrt{2x})\,dx = \int\sqrt{2x}/(1+\sqrt{2x})\,du = \int(u-1)/u\,du = \int\,du-\int1/u\,du = u-ln|u|+C = 1+\sqrt{2x}-ln|1+\sqrt{2x}|+C[/itex]

The book I am using has the answer as:
[itex]\sqrt{2x}-ln|1+\sqrt{2x}|+C[/itex]

Where am i going wrong?
 
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InaudibleTree said:

Homework Statement



[itex]\int1/(1+\sqrt{2x})\,dx[/itex]

Homework Equations



[itex]u=1+\sqrt{2x} \Rightarrow \sqrt{2x}=u-1[/itex]
[itex]du=1/\sqrt{2x}dx \Rightarrow \sqrt{2x}du=dx[/itex]

The Attempt at a Solution



[itex]\int1/(1+\sqrt{2x})\,dx = \int\sqrt{2x}/(1+\sqrt{2x})\,du = \int(u-1)/u\,du = \int\,du-\int1/u\,du = u-ln|u|+C = 1+\sqrt{2x}-ln|1+\sqrt{2x}|+C[/itex]

The book I am using has the answer as:
[itex]\sqrt{2x}-ln|1+\sqrt{2x}|+C[/itex]

Where am i going wrong?

That "extra" 1 in your answer can be "absorbed" into the arbitrary constant C (so you can drop the 1). The answers are equivalent.
 
Curious3141 said:
That "extra" 1 in your answer can be "absorbed" into the arbitrary constant C (so you can drop the 1). The answers are equivalent.

Oh ok. Thank you curious.