Math Help - Integraton by substitution

1. Integraton by substitution

Hi everyone, just need help with this problem if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Evaluate \int {0}^{3} s/sqrt(s^2+4^2) ds

Thanks.

2. Originally Posted by jo74
Hi everyone, just need help with this problem if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Evaluate \int {0}^{3} s/sqrt(s^2+4^2) ds

Thanks.
Is this the correct definite integral?

$\int \frac{dx}{\sqrt{x^2+16}}$

For functions of this form, just use the hyperbolic sine. Set $x=sinh (x)$

3. Originally Posted by jo74
Hi everyone, just need help with this problem if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Evaluate \int {0}^{3} s/sqrt(s^2+4^2) ds

Thanks.
$\int\limits_0^3 {\frac{s}{\sqrt{s^2+16}}\,ds} = \left\{ \begin{gathered}s^2 = t^2- 16,\,s\,ds = t\,dt \hfill \\
0 \leqslant s \leqslant 3,\quad 4 \leqslant t \leqslant 5 \hfill \\
\end{gathered} \right\} =$

$= \int\limits_4^{5} {\frac{t}{{\sqrt {{t^2} - 16 + 16} }}\,dt} = \int\limits_4^5 {dt} =\, \Bigr. t \Bigr|_4^5 = 5 - 4 = 1.$

4. Originally Posted by jo74
Hi everyone, just need help with this problem if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Evaluate \int {0}^{3} s/sqrt(s^2+4^2) ds

Thanks.
Let $u(s) = s^2+4^2$ then $\dfrac{du}{ds} = 2s~\implies~du = 2s \cdot ds$.

The integral becomes:

$\int \left(\dfrac s{\sqrt{s^2+4^2}} \right)ds = \dfrac12 \int \left(\dfrac {2s}{\sqrt{s^2+4^2}} \right)ds = \dfrac12 \int u^{-\frac12} du$

Can you take it from here?