Calculus Examples

Evaluate the Integral integral from 4-3x to 1 of (u^3)/(1+u^2) with respect to u
Step 1
Reorder and .
Step 2
Divide by .
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Step 2.1
Set up the polynomials to be divided. If there is not a term for every exponent, insert one with a value of .
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Step 2.2
Divide the highest order term in the dividend by the highest order term in divisor .
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Step 2.3
Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.
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Step 2.4
The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in
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Step 2.5
After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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Step 2.6
Pull the next term from the original dividend down into the current dividend.
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Step 2.7
The final answer is the quotient plus the remainder over the divisor.
Step 3
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5
By the Power Rule, the integral of with respect to is .
Step 6
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 7
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 7.1
Let . Find .
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Step 7.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 7.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 7.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 7.1.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 7.1.5
Add and .
Step 7.2
Substitute the lower limit in for in .
Step 7.3
Simplify.
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Step 7.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 7.3.1.1
Rewrite as .
Step 7.3.1.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 7.3.1.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7.3.1.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 7.3.1.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 7.3.1.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 7.3.1.3.1.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 7.3.1.3.1.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 7.3.1.3.1.5.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
Step 7.3.2
Add and .
Step 7.4
Substitute the upper limit in for in .
Step 7.5
Simplify.
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Step 7.5.1
One to any power is one.
Step 7.5.2
Add and .
Step 7.6
The values found for and will be used to evaluate the definite integral.
Step 7.7
Rewrite the problem using , , and the new limits of integration.
Step 8
Simplify.
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Step 8.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.2
Move to the left of .
Step 9
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 10
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 11
Substitute and simplify.
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Step 11.1
Evaluate at and at .
Step 11.2
Evaluate at and at .
Step 11.3
Simplify.
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Step 11.3.1
One to any power is one.
Step 11.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.3.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 11.3.4
Combine and .
Step 11.3.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 11.3.6
Combine and .
Step 11.3.7
Multiply by .
Step 11.3.8
Combine and .
Step 11.3.9
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 11.3.9.1
Factor out of .
Step 11.3.9.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 11.3.9.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 11.3.9.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
Step 12
Simplify.
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Step 12.1
Use the quotient property of logarithms, .
Step 12.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 12.3
Combine and .
Step 12.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 12.5
Combine and .
Step 12.6
Multiply by .
Step 12.7
Combine and .
Step 12.8
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 12.8.1
Factor out of .
Step 12.8.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 12.8.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 12.8.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 12.8.2.4
Divide by .
Step 13
Reorder terms.
Step 14
Simplify.
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Step 14.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 14.1.1
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 14.1.2
Reorder terms.
Step 14.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 14.3
Simplify.
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Step 14.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 14.3.2
Combine and .
Step 14.3.3
Combine and .
Step 14.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 14.5
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 14.6
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 14.6.1
Rewrite as .
Step 14.6.2
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 14.6.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 14.6.2.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 14.6.2.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 14.6.3
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 14.6.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 14.6.3.1.1
Multiply by .
Step 14.6.3.1.2
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 14.6.3.1.4
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 14.6.3.1.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 14.6.3.1.5.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
Step 14.6.3.1.6
Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
Step 14.6.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 14.6.5
Simplify.
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Step 14.6.5.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 14.6.5.3
Multiply by .
Step 14.6.6
Subtract from .
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Rewrite in a factored form.
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Step 14.6.7.1
Factor out of .
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Step 14.6.7.1.1
Reorder and .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 14.6.7.1.5
Factor out of .
Step 14.6.7.1.6
Factor out of .
Step 14.6.7.2
Factor out of .
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Step 14.6.7.2.1
Rewrite as .
Step 14.6.7.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 14.6.7.2.3
Rewrite as .
Step 14.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.