# Math Help - 2 Integration problems

1. ## 2 Integration problems

Ughh confusing integrals ...

1) Integrate $x^2sqrt(x+2) dx$

2) Integrate $x/(2-x^2) dx$

2. Originally Posted by Hibijibi
Ughh confusing integrals ...

1) Integrate $x^2sqrt(x+2) dx$
With $t^2 = x+2$ substitution, we have $2t\,dt = \, dx$

$\int x^2\sqrt{x+2} \,dx = \int 2t^2(t^2 - 2)^2 \, dt = \int (2t^6 - 8t^4+ 8t^2) \, dt$

Now it is no longer confusing, is it?

3. Originally Posted by Hibijibi
Ughh confusing integrals ...

2) Integrate $x/(2-x^2) dx$
Observe that $d(x^2) = 2x \, dx$

So

$\int \frac{x}{2-x^2}\, dx = -\frac12 \int \frac{-2x}{2-x^2}\, dx = -\frac12 \int \frac1{2-x^2}\, d(2 - x^2)$

If this method looks weird to you, use the substitution u = 2 - x^2. I have done the same thing, but avoided introducing another variable

4. 2. $\int \frac{x}{2-x^2}~dx$

Let $u=2-x^2$. Then $du = -2x~dx$.

It becomes,

$\int -\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{u}~du$

$-\frac{1}{2}\ln |u|$

$-\frac{1}{2}\ln |2-x^2|$

5. (2) Let ${\color{blue}u = 2 - x^{2}}$ whose derivative is $du = -2x dx \: \Rightarrow \: {\color{red}x dx = -\frac{du}{2}}$

So the integral: $\int \frac{{\color{red}xdx}}{{\color{blue}2-x^{2}}} = \int \frac{-\frac{du}{2}}{u} = -\frac{1}{2} \int \frac{du}{u}$