How do you integrate int x^3 sqrt(-x^2 + 8x-16)dxx3x2+8x16dx using trigonometric substitution?

1 Answer
Apr 22, 2018

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Explanation:

You don't need trigonometric substitution in this case. Note that

sqrt(-x^2+8x-16)=sqrt((-1)(x^2-8x+16))=sqrt(-1)sqrt(x^2-8x+16)=isqrt((x-4)^2)=i(x-4)x2+8x16=(1)(x28x+16)=1x28x+16=i(x4)2=i(x4)

We use ii as the imaginary unit i=sqrt(-1)i=1

Now in the integral we have

intx^3·i·(x-4)dx=i·intx^3(x-4)dx=i·intx^4dx-4i·intx^3dx=x3i(x4)dx=ix3(x4)dx=ix4dx4ix3dx=

=i/5x^5-i·x^4+C=i5x5ix4+C