Monday, 8 May 2017

calculus - How to solve $int^1_0 (1+7x)^{1/3}dx$?




I worked through $\int^1_0 (1+7x)^{1/3}dx$ and I got $\frac{3}{4}+C$ for the answer. However, I forgot about the exponent when I found the difference of the sides of the integral.



I am retrying it, but I've realized I don't know how to find a number to the power of $\frac{4}{3}$. Also, when I went over this with Symbolab, once u-substitution had been applied, the integral changed to $\int^8_1$ for some reason. I'm sure it's the key to solving this, but I have no idea why that's even allowed.



My textbook and Symbolab both say the answer is $\frac{45}{28}$.



Here are the steps I took. Please let me know what I got wrong.




$\int^1_0 (1+7x)^{1/3}dx$





Let $u=1+7x$



Then $du=7dx$ and $dx=\frac{1}{7}du$



so $\int^1_0u^{1/3}\frac{1}{7}du=\frac{1}{7}\int^1_0u^{1/3}$



$$\frac{1}{7}\int^1_0u^{1/3}$$




$$=\frac{1}{7}[\frac{u^{4/3}}{4/3}|^1_0]$$ $$=\frac{1}{7}[\frac{3u^{4/3}}{4}|^1_0]$$



$$=\frac{1}{7}[\frac{3(1+7(1))^{4/3}}{4}-\frac{3(1+7(0))^{4/3}}{4}]$$



$$=\frac{1}{7}[\frac{3(1+7)^{4/3}}{4}-\frac{3(1+0)^{4/3}}{4}]$$



This is as far as I can get.


Answer



You didn't change your limits. When $x=0,$ then $u=1,$ and when $x=1,$ then $u=8.$


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