Worked solution
A derivative unlocks integration by parts
(i) Find . mark
(ii) Hence find . marks
[2013/IJC/I/3]
CJC · Review Problems · Question 1
Answer
(i) . (ii) .
(i)
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(ii)
Integrate by parts with and . Then and .
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Part (i) gives , so the remaining integral is plus a constant.
Therefore .
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Common mistakes
Keep the minus sign from the derivative of the square root. For real differentiable working take x<0; the original integrand is also defined at the endpoint x=0.