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The discussion revolves around basic integral problems, specifically seeking guidance on general formulas and techniques for solving integrals presented in exercises. Participants are exploring foundational concepts in calculus related to integration.

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  • Participants inquire about the general formula for integrals and express uncertainty in their ability to solve the given exercises. There are requests for clarification on how to demonstrate their efforts in solving the integrals.

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Some participants have provided hints and suggestions for approaching the integrals, emphasizing the importance of showing work before receiving further assistance. There is an ongoing exchange of ideas, with no explicit consensus reached yet.

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Participants are reminded of the forum's guidelines that require them to show their work before receiving help, which has led to discussions about how to properly present their attempts at solving the integrals.

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stud said:
I need help please with a basic integral.

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These integrals is immediate?
What the general formula?

And here, exercises 1 & 4:
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Thanks.

What have you tried?

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hey curious,
can how show my effort to solve this exercise?

i am not know to solve this integral, because i ask help please.
 
stud said:
hey curious,
can how show my effort to solve this exercise?
You can show what you've tried by typing it out step by step, for example:

x2-2=0
x2=2
x= +/- sqrt(2)

or better yet, use Latex!

[tex]x^2-2=0[/tex]
[tex]x^2=2[/tex]
[tex]x=\pm\sqrt{2}[/tex]

These can be written as follows (taking out the spaces in the tex tags)

[ tex]x^2-2=0[ /tex]
[ tex]x^2=2[ /tex]
[ tex]x=\pm\sqrt{2}[ /tex]

For integrals, use

[tex]\int{\frac{x}{x^2+1}}[/tex]

[ tex]\int{\frac{x}{x^2+1}}[ /tex]

If you ever see latex being used and want to know how to type it yourself, you can quote that message and in the quote it will show you the text required.

stud said:
i am not know to solve this integral, because i ask help please.

For the first two, think about using this technique:

[tex]\frac{a}{a+b}=\frac{a+b-b}{a+b}=1-\frac{b}{a+b}[/tex]
 
Mentallic said:
For the first two, think about using this technique:

[tex]\frac{a}{a+b}=\frac{a+b-b}{a+b}=1-\frac{b}{a+b}[/tex]

That was the *exact* hint I was thinking about providing before I decided to wait for TS' reply first and went offline. *Exact*, word for word, same symbols and everything. You ARE a mindreader, Mentalist, oops, Mentallic. :smile:

Stud: This is a very good hint. For the first integral, you get an almost-immediate answer, without needing any substitution. The second integral, you can get an almost-immediate answer for it if you recognise a particular form (hint: derivative of [itex]\arctan{x}[/itex]). If not, you can try a [itex]x = \tan\theta[/itex] substitution on the second term after applying this trick.

Mentallist, I or someone else can hint you along with the rest as well, but you HAVE to show some work here first. Deal? :smile:
 
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