Wednesday, 27 July 2016

calculus - Need help solving this indefinite integral (not homework!)



Source: A question bank of "tough" problems on integrals (maybe tough for a noob like me). Started by learning integration for use in physics only, but now it's got me hooked :p



Problem: Evaluate the indefinite integral xdx(7x10x2)3/2.



I have used all the tools in my arsenal; substitution: no viable substitution comes in mind here. I have tried factoring the quadratic but that doesn't help.
I have tried to multiply-divide the denominator by x2 and then substitute x=1t but no help. I'm actually stuck right now. Please give me a hint to solve this one. All help appreciated!



@Frank gave it a shot as well...




xdx(1)3/2(x27x+10)3/2.



xdx(i)3(x27x+10)3/2. (i is the imaginary unit)



Clearly we don't get any imaginary term in the answer and there are probably no chances that we'll cancel the imaginary number. That's why I did not look forward to this method. Will go ahead and try the Euler substitution...



Edit: This question is solved but I'm still looking for a better, more faster alternative as Euler's substitution can sometimes invite a bunch of calculations.


Answer



Thanks @DrSonnhardGraubner for giving me the right article for the problem. I didn't know about this one.




We are going to use the third substitution of Euler here, wherein we assume that



7x10x2=(5x)t (consider factorization)



t=(x2)(5x)



partially differentiate to get an expression of dx in terms of dt



dx=6tdt(t2+1)2




Now substitute x with a function of t according to the above equation and get the answer as given above in the comment by @John Chessant
29207x(2x)(5x)+C



Any alternates are welcome!


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