Question 31
HardOriginal questionEvaluate .
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
Put ; then is the rest of the integrand, up to a constant.
The integral becomes a standard form in ; putting back gives .
Check: differentiating the answer gives back the integrand.
Worth noting
Getting the constant from wrong multiplies or divides the answer: check by differentiating.
- Concept
- Substituting a square root
- Typical timeTypical
- 120 s
- Your timeYours
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