Originally posted by: hypn0tik
Originally posted by: five40
Originally posted by: hypn0tik
Originally posted by: five40
Originally posted by: sao123
Originally posted by: five40
Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
i just have them memorized, so it's all based on what function they throw at you
Yeah but what do you have memorized. I can't remember it. Like (x^2(x^7+4x))/x^3. I wouldn't know where to start.
1)Simplify X^6+4
2)integrate the sum (X^7)/7 + 4x
Yeah that one was way to easy. I just typed one off of my head. I looked simplifying and it became very easy. Ok....x^5/(x^3+8x )
That simplifies to x^4/(x^2 + 8)
You need to bust out a Trig. substitution.
I believe that's the part I don't remember. Integration by substitution.
Ah, in this case draw a right angled triangle. Label one of the sides as x, the other as sqrt(8). Then hypotenuse then becomes sqrt(x^2 + 8). If you set up the triangle the way I did, you'll get:
cos(t) = sqrt(8)/sqrt(x^2 + 8) --> 1/8 * cos^2 (t) = 1/(x^2 + 8)
tan(t) = x/sqrt(8) --> 64 tan^4 (t) = x^4
Also, tan(t) = x/sqrt(8) --> 1/cos^2 (t) dt = 1/sqrt(8) dx
Isolate for dx and substitute in. You end up getting an ugly Trig. integral.