How Do You Integrate the Square Root of a Polynomial?

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Homework Statement


This should be an easy one but I'm having a brainfart...


Homework Equations


[tex]\int\sqrt{4x^{4}+x^{2}}dx[/tex]


The Attempt at a Solution


Do you take an x2 through the square root? From there you'd do this to get the derivative if the inside...I think...

[tex]\frac{1}{8}[/tex][tex]\int\sqrt{4x^{2}+1}(8x)dx[/tex]

A walkthough would be appreciated.
 
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That's good. Now use substitution with u = 4x2+1