Use a Table of Integrals to find ∫3x+5√3x+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 dx√a+bx=23b2(bx−2a)√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+5√3x+6dx=↑u=3x+5,13du=dx13∫udu√u+1
which is in the form of (1) with a=1 and b=1 So, ∫3x+5√3x+6dx=13∫udu√u+1=↑(1)13⋅23(u−2)√1+u+C=↑u=3x+529[(3x+5)−2]√1+(3x+5)+C=23(x+1)√3x+6+C