How do you use substitution to integrate (r^2) √(r^(3) +3)dr(r2)(r3+3)dr?

1 Answer
Mar 25, 2018

intr^2/sqrt(r^3+3)dr=2/3sqrt(r^3+3)+Cr2r3+3dr=23r3+3+C

Explanation:

So, we want to determine

intr^2/sqrt(r^3+3)drr2r3+3dr

The substitution should be picked in such a way that the differential of what we've picked will show up in the integral.

The best choice is u=r^3+3u=r3+3, as

du=3r^2drdu=3r2dr

3r^2dr3r2dr does not show up in this exact form in the integral; however, 1/3du=r^2dr13du=r2dr shows up in the numerator of the integral. Thus, we can substitute and now have

1/3int(du)/sqrt(u)=1/3intu^(-1/2)du13duu=13u12du (We've factored 1/313 outside of the integral)

Integrate:

(1/3)(2)sqrt(u)+C(13)(2)u+C

Rewriting in terms of xx yields

intr^2/sqrt(r^3+3)dr=2/3sqrt(r^3+3)+Cr2r3+3dr=23r3+3+C