Question #45e53

2 Answers
Nov 19, 2017

int1/((x-1)^3*(x+2)^5)^(1/4)=4/3*((x-1)/(x+2))^(1/4)+C

Explanation:

int1/((x-1)^3*(x+2)^5)^(1/4)

=int (dx)/[(x-1)^(3/4)*(x+2)^(5/4)]

After using u=((x-1)/(x+2))^(1/4) substitution,

u^4=(x-1)/(x+2)

u^4*(x+2)=x-1

u^4*x+2u^4=x-1

2u^4+1=x-u^4*x

x=(2u^4+1)/(1-u^4) and,

dx=(8u^3*(1-u^4)-(-4u^3)*(2u^4+1))/(1-u^4)^2*du

=(12u^3*du)/(1-u^4)^2

Also denominator became,

(x-1)^(3/4)*(x+2)^(5/4)

=((2u^4+1)/(1-u^4)-1)^(3/4)*((2u^4+1)/(1-u^4)+2)^(5/4)

=(9u^3)/(1-u^4)^2

Thus,

int (dx)/[(x-1)^(3/4)*(x+2)^(5/4)]

int ((12u^3*du)/(1-u^4)^2)/((9u^3)/(1-u^4)^2)

=int 4/3*du

=4/3*u+C

=4/3*((x-1)/(x+2))^(1/4)+C

Dec 5, 2017

4/3((x-1)/(x-2))^(1/4)+C, or, 4/3root(4)((x-1)/(x-2))+C.

Explanation:

Here is another Method to find the Integral.

Let, I=int1/{(x-1)^3(x+2)^5}^(1/4)dx.

:. I=int1/[{(x-1)^4/(x-1)}{(x+2)^4(x+2)}]^(1/4)dx,

=int[{1/((x-1)^4(x+2)^4)^(1/4)}{(x-1)/(x+2)}^(1/4)]dx,

=int{1/((x-1)(x+2))*((x-1)/(x+2))^(1/4)}dx.

Now, we substitute (x-1)/(x+2)=t^4.

:.d{(x-1)/(x+2)}=d(t^4), i.e.,

[{(x+2)*1-(x-1)*1}/(x+2)^2]dx=4t^3dt, or,

3/(x+2)^2dx=4t^3dt rArrdx=4/3t^3(x+2)^2dt.#

Also, (x-1)/(x+2)=t^4 rArr (x-1)=t^4(x+2).

:. I=int{1/(t^4(x+2)^2)*(t^4)^(1/4)}4/3*t^3(x+2)^2dt,

=4/3int1dt,

=4/3t.

rArr I=4/3((x-1)/(x-2))^(1/4)+C, or, 4/3root(4)((x-1)/(x-2))+C.

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