Worked solution
Scale difference-of-squares logarithmic forms
Integrate with respect to : (a) ; (b) ; (c) .
CJC · Lecture · Example 7
(a)
Write . Then , for .
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(b) Printed method: factor 4
, for .
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(b) Teacher alternative: composite form
The handwritten alternative takes and : . This gives the same quarter-logarithm.
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(c)
, for .
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Common mistakes
These rational denominators have no square root. Keep the original denominator zeros excluded and compensate for any scale factor.