Thursday, 15 August 2019

calculus - Evaluating the definite integral inti0nftyxmathrmefrac(xa)2b,mathrmdx

To evaluate 0xe(xa)2bdx, I have applied the substitution u=(xa)2b, xa=(ub)1/2, and dudx=2(xa)b. I would first like to ask if xa should actually equal ±(ub)1/2 (i.e., is it valid to ignore the minus sign, and why?). Applying this substitution,
I=0xe(xa)2bdx=0xeubdu2(xa)=a2b((ub)1/2+a)eubdu2(ub)1/2=b2a2beudu+ab1/2euu1/2du=b2a2beudu+ab2a2beuu1/2du,
I find that I am unable to evaluate the second term because the domain is from a non-zero constant to +. Were the domain [0,+), the second integral would simply be a Γ function. Seeing that the substitution I have attempted has not worked, could someone please propose an alternate route to evaluating this definite integral? Thank you.

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