How to integrate x^4/√((1-x²)³)

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A have to integrate x^4/Sqrt((1-x^2)^3)

I tried x = Sint, but it didn't help me.
What kind of substitution I should use?
 
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Yegor said:
A have to integrate x^4/Sqrt((1-x^2)^3)

I tried x = Sint, but it didn't help me.
What kind of substitution I should use?

Yes,it can help u.4 times partial integration + watch oiut woth the signs and u'll get the result.

Daniel.
 
Hm.
I don't see even how to integrate dx/Sqrt((1-x^2)^3). (If i correctly understood Your idea)
Tehere should be any substitution
 
Yes,the "sine" substitution will get u
[tex]\int \frac{\sin^{4}t}{\cos^{5}t} dt[/tex]

,which can be solved via partial integration & simple fractions.

Daniel.

EDIT:DISREGARD THIS MESSAGE,PLEASE! :redface:
 
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No. "Sine" substitution gave me (Sint)^4/(Cost)^2
x=Sint
dx=Cost dt
 
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What??
[tex](1-x^{2})^{3}\rightarrow \cos^{6}t[/tex] agree??

[tex]dx\rightarrow \cos t \ dt[/tex]

[tex]x^{4}\rightarrow \sin^{4}t[/tex]

Make the proper ratio & u'll see that i was right.

Daniel.
 
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[tex]x=sin(t)[/tex]
[tex]\frac{x^{4}}{\sqrt{(1-x^{2})^{3}}}=\frac{\sin^{4}{t}}{\sqrt{\cos^{6}t}}=\frac{\sin^{4}t}{|\cos^{3}t|}[/tex]
 
Arildno, i think you have forgotten dx= Cost dt
 
Yegor said:
Arildno, i think you have forgotten dx= Cost dt
The one thing missing in your account, is the absolute value sign.
You should end up with:
[tex]\int{sign}(\cos{t})\frac{\sin^{4}t}{\cos^{2}t}dt[/tex]
 
I think I do not need partial integration. I can (Cost)^2=1-(Sint)^2 and then divide.
There are rather simple integrals.

But I really don't understand why I must take into account sign(cost).
I have never seen anything similar
 
Alternatively, you may rewrite this expression in terms of the tangent function.
 
Yegor said:
I think I do not need partial integration. I can (Cost)^2=1-(Sint)^2 and then divide.
There are rather simple integrals.

But I really don't understand why I must take into account sign(cost).
I have never seen anything similar
Well, you'll get wrong results if you don't.

It doesn't provide you with anymore trouble, though:
In regions when cos(t)>0, sign(cos(t))=1, whereas when cos(t)<0, sign(cos(t))=-1
 
I finally got the result. And it is correct! Thank You all.
 
Yes,Arildo,things are much more simple that they were.U've forgotten where he started from
[tex]\sqrt{(1-x^{2})^{3}}[/tex]

into reals has sense only for [itex]-1<x<+1 [/tex]<br /> <br /> Making the substitution<br /> [tex]x\rightarrow \sin t[/tex]<br /> <br /> "t" must be in this interval and other (dictated by the periodicity of "sine")<br /> [tex]-\frac{\pi}{2}<t<+\frac{\pi}{2}[/tex][/itex][tex] <br /> where the cosine is strictly POSITIVE.No need for modulus... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":wink:" title="Wink :wink:" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=":wink:" /> It can be proven that in all other real intervals where "sine t" obeys the inequality<br /> [tex]-1<\sin t<+1[/tex]<br /> <br /> the cosine is positive strictly.<br /> <br /> Daniel.[/tex]
 
Oh, dear..the shame of it..:redface: (goes back to my bucket)