We have the following identity for positive values of a :
∫ 0 2 a x 2 + a x d x = 4 a 2 ( n 1 − ln ( n 2 + n 3 ) )
where n 1 , n 2 , and n 3 are positive integers. What is the value of n 1 + n 2 + n 3 ?
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Alright this was a fun problem to solve! Anyway to the solution. I x ⟹ I x ⟹ I I 1 I 2 ⟹ I ⟹ 2 I ⟹ I ⟹ I = ∫ 0 a / 2 x 2 + a x d x = ∫ 0 a / 2 ( x + a / 2 ) 2 − a 2 / 4 d x ↦ x + a / 2 = ∫ a / 2 a x 2 − a 2 / 4 d x ↦ 2 a sec θ ⟹ d x = 2 a sec θ tan θ d θ = 2 a ∫ 0 π / 3 4 a 2 ( sec 2 θ − 1 ) sec θ tan θ d θ = 4 a 2 ∫ 0 π / 3 sec θ tan 2 θ d θ = 4 a 2 [ ∫ 0 π / 3 sec 3 θ d θ − ∫ 0 π / 3 sec θ d θ ] = 4 a 2 [ I 1 − I 2 ] = ∫ 0 π / 3 sec 3 θ d θ = ∣ sec θ tan θ ∣ 0 π / 3 − ∫ 0 π / 3 sec θ tan 2 θ d θ = 2 3 − a 2 4 I = ∫ 0 π / 3 sec θ d θ = ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ lo g ∣ sec θ + tan θ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ 0 π / 3 = lo g ( 2 + 3 ) = 4 a 2 [ 2 3 − a 2 4 I − lo g ( 2 + 3 ) ] = 4 a 2 ( 2 3 − lo g ( 2 + 3 ) ) − I = 4 a 2 ( 2 3 − lo g ( 2 + 3 ) ) = 4 a 2 ( 3 − 2 1 lo g ( 2 + 3 ) ) = 4 a 2 ( 3 − lo g ( 2 + 3 ) ) Therefore finally we have n 1 = 3 , n 2 = 2 and n 3 = 3 giving us n 1 + n 2 + n 3 = 8 .