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  1. February 7th 2010, 06:03 AM #1
    Josh146
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    How do I find this integral?

    \displaystyle \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2-2x}} \ dx

    Can someone help?
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  2. February 7th 2010, 06:11 AM #2
    shawsend
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    How about complete the square in the radical then do one of those trig substitutions on (x-a)^2+b right?
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  3. February 7th 2010, 06:16 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by shawsend View Post
    How about complete the square in the radical then do one of those trig substitutions on (x-a)^2+b right?
    Thank you.
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