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The integral transformation using the substitution \( u = x - 3 \) simplifies the original integral into a more manageable form. The resulting integral is expressed as \( \int (u + 3)u^{1/2}du \), which further simplifies to \( \frac{2}{5}u^{5/2} + 2u^{3/2} + C \). Substituting back yields the final result of \( \frac{2}{5}(x - 3)^{5/2} + 2(x - 3)^{3/2} + C \). This method effectively demonstrates the power of substitution in integral calculus.

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$u=x-3$
 
Let u= x- 3. Then x= u+ 3 and dx= du so the given integral is equal to $\int (u+ 3)u^{1/2}du= \int u^{3/2}+ 3u^{1/2}= \frac{2}{5}u^{5/2}+ 2u^{3/2}+ C= \frac{2}{5}(x- 3)^{5/2}+ 2(x- 3)^{3/2}+ C$.
 

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