Solving an Integral Physics Problem

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I have an integral in a physics problem that I can't solve. How would I go about solving the following:
[tex]\int e^{a\left[\left(\frac{x}{b}\right)^{\frac{1}{4}}-1\right]}dx[/tex]
where a and b are constants
 
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Hi singular! :smile:

You can make it look slightly less intimidating:
[tex]\int e^{a\left[\left(\frac{x}{b}\right)^{\frac{1}{4}}-1\right]}dx\,=\,e^{-a}\int e^{a\left(\frac{x}{b}\right)^{\frac{1}{4}}\,=\,\LARGE e^{-a}\int e^{cx^{\frac{1}{4}}}\,,[/tex]
where c = a/b^1/4.

Does that help?