Integrals with trig substitutions =p

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NVM I GET HOW TO DO I TNOW

Homework Statement



"The region bounded by the graphs of [tex]y = \frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2+25}}[/tex], y = 0, and x = 5 is revolved about the y-axis. Find the volume of the resulting solid."

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The only way i see to do this right now is to use shells, and the equation for that is

[tex]V = \int 2 \pi x f(x)[/tex] where the integral is from the lower limit to the upper limit
Mathematica can't find an answer to it. You can try it yourself if you want [Integral of 2*pi*x^2/(x^2+25)^(1/2)]Thanks in advance for your helpOh also, the correct answer is [tex]25\pi[\sqrt{2}-\ln{\sqrt{2}+1}] \approx 41.85[/tex]
EDIt: ok mathematica does get an answer, but is the a way to find it without a reduction formula for tanx^2*secx ?
 
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I get an integrand containing

[tex]\frac{\tan^2\theta}{\sec\theta}= \frac{\sec^2\theta - 1}{\sec\theta}=\sec\theta-\cos\theta[/tex]

Do you know how to integrate [itex]\sec\theta[/itex]?