Integrating a Bessel Function with a Constant: Is This the Correct Approach?

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Homework Statement



I've been given that the Bessel function

∫(J3/2(x)/x2)dx=1/2π (the integral goes from 0 to infinity).

Homework Equations



∫(J3/2(ax)/x2)dx,

where a is a constant.

The Attempt at a Solution



Is the following correct?

a2∫(J3/2(ax)/(ax)2)dx=a2/2π

(This is just a part of a triple integral. We are not asked nor expected to bother too much with the Bessel function, since it is not the focus of the problem).
 
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dextercioby said:
No, I think one of the 'a's goes away. Do the substitution again: y = ax. With a>0.

Oh, of course. I then get dx=dy/a, which solves the problem for me. Thanks!