How do you evaluate the integral int sqrt(2x+3)dx?

1 Answer
Jan 9, 2017

= 1/3(2x + 3)^(3/2)+ C

Explanation:

Let u = 2x + 3. Then du = 2dx and dx= 1/2du

=1/2intsqrt(u)du

=1/2int u^(1/2)du

You can integrate this as int(x^n)dx = x^(n + 1)/(n + 1) + C:

=1/2(2/3u^(3/2)) + C

=1/3u^(3/2)+ C

= 1/3(2x + 3)^(3/2)+ C

Hopefully this helps!