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Find ∫x+21−8x−4x2 dx\displaystyle\int\dfrac{x+2}{\sqrt{1-8x-4x^2}}\,dx. marks

[2017/RI/I/3(a)]

CJC · Review Problems · Question 13

Answer

−141−8x−4x2+12sin⁡−1(2(x+1)/5)+C-\frac14\sqrt{1-8x-4x^2}+\frac12\sin^{-1}(2(x+1)/\sqrt5)+C.

Split and integrate

The source guidance is to split the numerator: x+2=−18(−8x−8)+1x+2=-\frac18(-8x-8)+1. Thus the integral is −18∫−8x−81−8x−4x2dx+∫15−4(x+1)2dx-\frac18\int\dfrac{-8x-8}{\sqrt{1-8x-4x^2}}dx+\int\dfrac1{\sqrt{5-4(x+1)^2}}dx. The first term is −141−8x−4x2-\frac14\sqrt{1-8x-4x^2}. The second is 12sin⁡−1(2(x+1)/5)\frac12\sin^{-1}(2(x+1)/\sqrt5). Hence the answer is −141−8x−4x2+12sin⁡−1(2(x+1)/5)+C-\frac14\sqrt{1-8x-4x^2}+\frac12\sin^{-1}(2(x+1)/\sqrt5)+C, equivalent to the printed argument 25(x+1)/52\sqrt5(x+1)/5.

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The denominator requires 1−8x−4x²>0; endpoint zeros stay excluded.

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