∫ 0 3 3 / 2 ( 4 x 2 + 9 ) 3 x 3 d x
If the above integral equals b a , where a and b are coprime positive integers, find a + b .
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I used the substitution u = 4 x 2 + 9 , which gives the following integral:
3 2 1 ∫ 9 3 6 u 2 3 u − 9 d u = 3 2 1 ∫ 9 3 6 ( u 2 − 1 − 9 u 2 − 3 ) d u
Which evaluates to 3 2 3 with a sum of 3 5 .
To clarify, the numerator of the fraction I created with u comes from rearranging my substitution for u .
Use integration by parts to get the integral. Substitute the two given values to it and simplify. The answer will be 3/32. However, 32 is not a prime number, because it can be factored by other numbers excluding 1.
32 is not a prime number. So what?
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You said in the question that the answers are coprime positive integers, which means that they are both prime numbers. You stated it in a way that's a bit misunderstanding. 32 is not a prime number.
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Two numbers a , b are co-prime means that the Greatest Common Divisor of a , b is 1 . That doesn't mean a , b both are prime numbers.
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If one lets x = 2 3 tan θ the integral simplifies to ∫ 0 3 π 1 6 3 × ( cos θ ) 2 ( sin θ ) 3 d θ = ∫ 0 3 π 1 6 3 × ( cos θ ) 2 ( 1 − ( cos θ ) 2 ) ( sin θ ) d θ . The resulting integral can be split along the minus sign in the numerator and finally solved using a u-substitution, leading to 3 2 3 with a sum of 3 5 .