Integral of (x-2)/((x-1)^(1/2)) dx
The solution
Detail solution
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There are multiple ways to do this integral.
Method #1
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Let u=x−1.
Then let du=2x−1dx and substitute du:
∫(2u2−2)du
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Integrate term-by-term:
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The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:
∫2u2du=2∫u2du
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The integral of un is n+1un+1 when n=−1:
∫u2du=3u3
So, the result is: 32u3
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The integral of a constant is the constant times the variable of integration:
∫(−2)du=−2u
The result is: 32u3−2u
Now substitute u back in:
32(x−1)23−2x−1
Method #2
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Rewrite the integrand:
x−1x−2=x−1x−x−12
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Integrate term-by-term:
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Let u=x−11.
Then let du=−2(x−1)23dx and substitute du:
∫(−2(1+u21)2+2+u22)du
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Integrate term-by-term:
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The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:
∫(−2(1+u21)2)du=−2∫(1+u21)2du
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There are multiple ways to do this integral.
Method #1
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Rewrite the integrand:
(1+u21)2=1+u22+u41
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Integrate term-by-term:
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The integral of a constant is the constant times the variable of integration:
∫1du=u
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The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:
∫u22du=2∫u21du
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The integral of un is n+1un+1 when n=−1:
∫u21du=−u1
So, the result is: −u2
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The integral of un is n+1un+1 when n=−1:
∫u41du=−3u31
The result is: u−u2−3u31
Method #2
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Rewrite the integrand:
(1+u21)2=u4u4+2u2+1
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Rewrite the integrand:
u4u4+2u2+1=1+u22+u41
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Integrate term-by-term:
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The integral of a constant is the constant times the variable of integration:
∫1du=u
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The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:
∫u22du=2∫u21du
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The integral of un is n+1un+1 when n=−1:
∫u21du=−u1
So, the result is: −u2
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The integral of un is n+1un+1 when n=−1:
∫u41du=−3u31
The result is: u−u2−3u31
So, the result is: −2u+u4+3u32
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The integral of a constant is the constant times the variable of integration:
∫2du=2u
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The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:
∫u22du=2∫u21du
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The integral of un is n+1un+1 when n=−1:
∫u21du=−u1
So, the result is: −u2
The result is: u2+3u32
Now substitute u back in:
32(x−1)23+2x−1
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The integral of a constant times a function is the constant times the integral of the function:
∫(−x−12)dx=−2∫x−11dx
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Let u=x−1.
Then let du=dx and substitute du:
∫u1du
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The integral of un is n+1un+1 when n=−1:
∫u1du=2u
Now substitute u back in:
So, the result is: −4x−1
The result is: 32(x−1)23−2x−1
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Now simplify:
32(x−4)x−1
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Add the constant of integration:
32(x−4)x−1+constant
The answer is:
32(x−4)x−1+constant
The answer (Indefinite)
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| 3/2
| x - 2 _______ 2*(x - 1)
| --------- dx = C - 2*\/ x - 1 + ------------
| _______ 3
| \/ x - 1
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∫x−1x−2dx=C+32(x−1)23−2x−1
The graph
Use the examples entering the upper and lower limits of integration.