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EXAMPLE 3Using a Table of Integrals

Use a Table of Integrals to find 3x+53x+6dx.

Solution Find the subsection of the table titled Integrals Containing ax+b (the square root of a linear expression). Then look for an integral whose form closely resembles the problem. The closest one is an integral with x in the numerator and ax+b in the denominator, Integral 42:x dxa+bx=23b2(bx2a)a+bx+C

To express the given integral as one with a single variable in the numerator, use the substitution u=3x+5. Then du=3dx. Since 3x+6=(3x+5)+1=u+1

we find 3x+53x+6dx=u=3x+5,13du=dx13uduu+1

which is in the form of (1) with a=1 and b=1 So, 3x+53x+6dx=13uduu+1=(1)1323(u2)1+u+C=u=3x+529[(3x+5)2]1+(3x+5)+C=23(x+1)3x+6+C