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Telemachus
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Homework Statement
Evaluate the next integrals, expressing it previously in the forms that contains [tex]\sqrt[ ]{a^2+u^2}[/tex], [tex]\sqrt[ ]{a^2-u^2}[/tex] and [tex]\sqrt[ ]{u^2-a^2}[/tex], and then solve it using the integral table;
The exercise which I couldn't solve:
[tex]\displaystyle\int_{}^{}\displaystyle\frac{x+3}{\sqrt[ ]{x^2+2x}}dx[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
I started by completing the square:
[tex]x^2+2x=(x+1)^2-1[/tex]
Then
[tex]u^2=(x+1)^2[/tex]
[tex]u=(x+1)\Rightarrow{x+3=u+2}[/tex]
[tex]du=dx[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle\int_{}^{}\displaystyle\frac{x+3}{\sqrt[ ]{x^2+2x}}dx=\displaystyle\int_{}^{}\displaystyle\frac{u+2}{\sqrt[ ]{u^2-1}}du[/tex]
From here I've tried to solve it by parts
[tex]t=u+2[/tex]
[tex]dt=du[/tex]
[tex]dv=\displaystyle\frac{1}{\sqrt[ ]{u^2-1}}du[/tex]
[tex]v=\ln|u+\sqrt[ ]{u^2-1}|[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle\int_{}^{}\displaystyle\frac{u+2}{\sqrt[ ]{u^2-1}}du=(u+2)\ln|u+\sqrt[ ]{u^2-1}|-\displaystyle\int_{}^{}\ln|u+\sqrt[ ]{u^2-1}|du[/tex]
If I try again by parts with [tex]-\displaystyle\int_{}^{}\ln|u+\sqrt[ ]{u^2-1}|du[/tex] it gets more complicated.
So, what do you say?
Bye there.