Friend of mine asked me to help him on a challenge problem he was given by his professor.
. . . . .\(\displaystyle \displaystyle \int_0^1\, 3\, (x\, -\, 1)^2\, \left(\int_0^x\, \sqrt{1\, -\, (t\, -\, 1)^4\,}\, dt\right)\, dx\)
I'm not even sure where to start on this- I tried focusing on the inner part, which became a sqrt(1-u^4), but every attempt I made at breaking that into something useful failed me. I tried going for trig subs, u-subs, parts, and a very failed PFD which all led to nothing. Wolfram was unusually unhelpful- yielding some crazy result in terms of undefined functions, and all the other go-to's I tried also didn't work. Hoping somebody here can figure it out.
I figure there is some sneaky trick a more keen-eyed person will see on this.
. . . . .\(\displaystyle \displaystyle \int_0^1\, 3\, (x\, -\, 1)^2\, \left(\int_0^x\, \sqrt{1\, -\, (t\, -\, 1)^4\,}\, dt\right)\, dx\)
I'm not even sure where to start on this- I tried focusing on the inner part, which became a sqrt(1-u^4), but every attempt I made at breaking that into something useful failed me. I tried going for trig subs, u-subs, parts, and a very failed PFD which all led to nothing. Wolfram was unusually unhelpful- yielding some crazy result in terms of undefined functions, and all the other go-to's I tried also didn't work. Hoping somebody here can figure it out.
I figure there is some sneaky trick a more keen-eyed person will see on this.
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