Calculus Examples

Integrate Using u-Substitution integral of (x^2-1)/( square root of 2x-1) with respect to x
Step 1
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 1.1
Let . Find .
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Step 1.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 1.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.3
Evaluate .
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Step 1.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.4
Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
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Step 1.1.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.4.2
Add and .
Step 1.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 2
Simplify.
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Step 2.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.2
Move to the left of .
Step 3
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4
Apply basic rules of exponents.
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Step 4.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 4.2
Move out of the denominator by raising it to the power.
Step 4.3
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 4.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5
Expand .
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Step 5.1
Rewrite as .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.5
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.8
Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 5.18
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.20
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 5.20.1
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.26
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 5.27
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Add and .
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Combine and .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Reorder and .
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Reorder and .
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Move .
Step 6
Simplify.
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Step 6.1
Rewrite as .
Step 6.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.3
Add and .
Step 7
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 8
Simplify.
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Step 8.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.2
Multiply by .
Step 9
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 10
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 11
By the Power Rule, the integral of with respect to is .
Step 12
By the Power Rule, the integral of with respect to is .
Step 13
Simplify.
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Step 13.1
Combine and .
Step 13.2
Combine and .
Step 14
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 15
By the Power Rule, the integral of with respect to is .
Step 16
Simplify.
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Step 16.1
Simplify.
Step 16.2
Reorder terms.
Step 17
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 18
Simplify.
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Step 18.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 18.1.1
Combine and .
Step 18.1.2
Combine and .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 18.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 18.4
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 18.4.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 18.6
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 18.6.1
Factor out of .
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Step 18.6.1.1
Reorder the expression.
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Step 18.6.1.1.1
Move .
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Move .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Step 18.6.3.1
Divide by .
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Simplify.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 18.8
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 18.10
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 18.10.1
Factor out of .
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Step 18.10.1.1
Move .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify each term.
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Step 18.10.3.1
Divide by .
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Simplify.
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Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 18.10.3.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 18.10.3.4.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 18.10.3.4.1.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 18.10.3.4.1.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 18.10.3.4.1.2.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Factor out of .
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Step 18.10.5.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Combine.
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 18.13
Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .