studentMCCS
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Hi. I'm struggling with this one, and can't tell if I'm getting the correct answers.
integral(5/(25x^2-9)^(1/2),x)
I tried two ways.
First way:
=integral (5/((225/9)x^2-(225/15))^(1/2),x)
=integral (1/(x^2-1/15)^(1/2),x)
x =(1/15)^(1/2)sec(u) dx=(1/15)^(1/2)sec(u)tan(u)du
x^2-1/15=(1/15)sec^2(u)-(1/15)
=(1/15)tan^2(u)
original integral = integral ( (1/15)^(1/2)sec(u)tan(u)/((1/15)tan^2(u))^(1/2),u)
=integral(sec(u),u)
=ln |sec(u)+tan(u)| + c
=ln | x/(1/5)^(1/2)+(15x^2-1)^(1/2) | +c
answer I get with my calculator is : ln((25x^2-9)^(1/2)+5x)
I think this I got it wrong, maybe it's right just in another form?
So I tried another way, but I'm not sure I did it right.
integral(5/(25x^2-9)^(1/2),x)
5x=3sec(u) dx=(3/5)sec(u)tan(u)du
25x^2-9=225tan^2(u)
original integral = integral ((5*(3/5)sec(u)tan(u)du)/(225tan^2(u)^(1/2),u)
=integral ((1/5)sec(u),u)
=(1/5) ln |sec(u)+tan(u) | +c
and so I made a triangle for reference
hypotenuse=5x
opposite=(25x^2-9)^(1/2)
adjacent=3
but I'm not sure this is correct?
And from that I got that the answer is : (1/5) ln |5x/3+(25x^2-9)^(1/2)/3| + c
Can anyone help me figure out what I did wrong, or how to get my answer into the form the calculator is giving?
Thanks
Student MCCS
integral(5/(25x^2-9)^(1/2),x)
I tried two ways.
First way:
=integral (5/((225/9)x^2-(225/15))^(1/2),x)
=integral (1/(x^2-1/15)^(1/2),x)
x =(1/15)^(1/2)sec(u) dx=(1/15)^(1/2)sec(u)tan(u)du
x^2-1/15=(1/15)sec^2(u)-(1/15)
=(1/15)tan^2(u)
original integral = integral ( (1/15)^(1/2)sec(u)tan(u)/((1/15)tan^2(u))^(1/2),u)
=integral(sec(u),u)
=ln |sec(u)+tan(u)| + c
=ln | x/(1/5)^(1/2)+(15x^2-1)^(1/2) | +c
answer I get with my calculator is : ln((25x^2-9)^(1/2)+5x)
I think this I got it wrong, maybe it's right just in another form?
So I tried another way, but I'm not sure I did it right.
integral(5/(25x^2-9)^(1/2),x)
5x=3sec(u) dx=(3/5)sec(u)tan(u)du
25x^2-9=225tan^2(u)
original integral = integral ((5*(3/5)sec(u)tan(u)du)/(225tan^2(u)^(1/2),u)
=integral ((1/5)sec(u),u)
=(1/5) ln |sec(u)+tan(u) | +c
and so I made a triangle for reference
hypotenuse=5x
opposite=(25x^2-9)^(1/2)
adjacent=3
but I'm not sure this is correct?
And from that I got that the answer is : (1/5) ln |5x/3+(25x^2-9)^(1/2)/3| + c
Can anyone help me figure out what I did wrong, or how to get my answer into the form the calculator is giving?
Thanks
Student MCCS
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