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Calculus Level 3

Let A be the definite integral of x 2 ( x 2 1 ) 7 \sqrt{\frac{x}{2}} \left(\sqrt{\frac{x}{2}} -1 \right)^7 from 0 to 2. Find 1 A -\dfrac{1}{A} .


The answer is 90.

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1 solution

Noel Lo
May 6, 2015

Let u = ( x / 2 ) 1 u=\sqrt (x/2) -1 . Hence x = 2 ( u + 1 ) 2 x = 2(u+1)^2 such that d x d u = 4 ( u + 1 ) \frac{dx}{du} = 4(u+1) . Now we are integrating ( u + 1 ) u 7 d x d u (u+1) u^7 \frac{dx}{du} = ( 4 ) ( u + 1 ) 2 (4)(u+1)^2 u 7 = 4 ( u 2 + 2 u + 1 ) u 7 = 4 u 9 + 8 u 8 + 4 u 7 u^7 = 4(u^2 + 2u + 1)u^7 = 4u^9 + 8u^8 + 4u^7 with respect to u.

Now we have 2 5 u 10 \frac{2}{5} u^{10} + 8 9 u 9 \frac{8}{9}u^9 + 1 2 u 8 \frac{1}{2} u^8 as our result. Remember to change the limits of 0 and 2 to -1 and 0 coz we are now dealing with u. Your final answer should be - 1 90 \frac{1}{90} and the result follows.

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