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Ch. 5 - Integration
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 5, Problema 5.5.79

Variations on the substitution method Evaluate the following integrals.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                    
 ∫ 𝓍/(√𝓍―4) d𝓍

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Step 1: Identify the substitution method. Let u = √𝓍 - 4. This substitution simplifies the square root term in the denominator.
Step 2: Differentiate u with respect to 𝓍 to find du. Since u = √𝓍 - 4, differentiate both sides to get du = (1/(2√𝓍)) d𝓍.
Step 3: Rewrite the integral in terms of u. Substitute √𝓍 = u + 4 and d𝓍 = 2√𝓍 du into the integral. This transforms the integral into a simpler form.
Step 4: Simplify the integral. Replace √𝓍 in the numerator with u + 4, and simplify the expression to make it easier to integrate.
Step 5: Integrate the simplified expression with respect to u. After integration, substitute back u = √𝓍 - 4 to return to the original variable 𝓍.

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