Homework Solutions

Honors Calculus
Larson p. 306-307 #22-38 even, 58
May 24, 2020

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22. ∫ u2 u3 + 2 du

(N.B. Since this uses u as its variable, I have used a for the substitution below.)

a = u3 + 2
da
du = 3u2
da = 3u2 du
da
3 = u2 du

√
2 3 1 1/2
∫ u u + 2 du = 3 ∫ a da
1 a3/2
= ( + c)
3 3/2

1 2a3/2
= ( + c)
3 3

1 2(u3 + 2)3/2
= ( + c)
3 3
2(u3 + 2)3/2
= +c
9

2
√
3
2(u3 + 2)3/2
∫ u u + 2 du = 9
+c

1
 x3
24. ∫ (1+x4 )2 dx

u = 1 + x4
du
dx = 4x3
du = 4x3 dx
du
4 = x3 dx

x3 1 1
∫ (1 + x4 )2 dx = 4 ∫ u2 du

= 14 ∫ u−2 du

1 u−1
= ( + c)
4 −1
1 1
= (− + c)
4 u
1 1
= (− + c)
4 1 + x4
1
=− +c
4(1 + x4 )

x3 1
∫ (1+x4 )2 dx = − +c
4(1 + x4 )

2
 x2
26. ∫ (16−x3 )2 dx

u = 16 − x3
du
dx= −3x2
du = −3x2 dx
du
−3 = x2 dx

x2 1 1
∫ (16 − x3 )2 dx = − 3 ∫ u2 du

= − 13 ∫ u−2 du
1 u−1
=− ( + c)
3 −1
1 1
= − (− + c)
3 u
1 1
= − (− + c)
3 16 − x3
1
= +c
3(16 − x3 )

x2 1
∫ (16−x3 )2 dx = +c
3(16 − x3 )

3
 3
28. ∫ √x dx
1+x4

u = 1 + x4
du
dx= 4x3
du = 4x3 dx
du
4 = x3 dx

x3 1
∫ √ dx = 14 ∫ √ du
1 + x4 u
= 14 ∫ u−1/2 du
1 u1/2
= ( + c)
4 1/2
√
= 14 (2 u + c)
√
u
= +c
2
√
1 + x4
= +c
2
√
3 1 + x4
∫ √x dx = +c
1+x4 2

4
 1
30. ∫ (x2 + (3x)2 ) dx

(N.B. No substitution is necessary for #30-38!)

2 1 2 1
∫ (x + (3x)2 ) dx = ∫ x dx + ∫ (3x)2 dx

1
= ∫ x2 dx + ∫ dx
9x2

= ∫ x2 dx + 19 ∫ x−2 dx

x3 1 x−1
= + ( )+c
3 9 −1
x3 1 1
= + (− ) + c
3 9 x
x3 1
= − +c
3 9x

2 + 1 ) dx =
x3 1
∫ (x (3x)2 − +c
3 9x

1
32. ∫ √
2 x
dx

1 1
∫ √ dx = 21 ∫ √ dx
2 x x

= 21 ∫ x−1/2 du
1 x1/2
= ( + c)
2 1/2
√
= 21 (2 x + c)
√
= x+c

1 √
∫ √
2 x
dx = x+c

5
 t−9t 2
34. ∫ √
t
dt

t − 9t2 t 9t2
∫ √ dt = ∫ √ dt − ∫ √ dt
t t t

= ∫ t1/2 dt − 9 ∫ t3/2 dt
t3/2 t5/2
= − 9( )+c
3/2 5/2

2t3/2 2t5/2
= − 9( )+c
3 5
2t3/2 18t5/2
= − +c
3 5

t−9t 2 2t3/2 18t5/2

∫ √
t
dt = − +c
3 5

3
36. ∫ ( t3 + 4t12 ) dt

t3 1 t3 1
( +
∫ 3 4t2 ) dt = ∫ 3 dt + ∫ 4t2 ) dt

1
= 13 ∫ t3 dt + 14 ∫ 2 dt
t

= 13 ∫ t3 dt + 14 ∫ t−2 dt
1 t4 1 t−1
= ( )+ ( )+c
3 4 4 −1
1 t4 1 1
= ( ) + (− ) + c
3 4 4 t
t4 1
= − +c
12 4t

t3 1 t4 1
∫ ( 3 + 4t2 ) dt = 12 − 4t + c

6
38. ∫ 4πy(6 + y 3/2 ) dy

3/2 5/2
∫ 4πy(6 + y ) dy = ∫ (24πy + 4πy ) dy
= ∫ 24πy dy + ∫ 4πy 5/2 dy

= 24π ∫ y dy + 4π ∫ y 5/2 dy

y2 y 7/2
= 24π ( ) + 4π ( )+c
2 7/2

y2 2y 7/2
= 24π ( ) + 4π ( )+c
2 7
8πy 7/2
= 12πy 2 + +c
7

3/2 2
8πy 7/2
∫ 4πy(6 + y ) dy = 12πy + 7
+c

7
 sin x
58. ∫ cos3 x dx

u = cos x
du
dx= − sin x
du = − sin x dx
−du = sin x dx

sin x 1
∫ cos3 x dx = − ∫ u3 du

= − ∫ u−3 du
u−2
= −( + c)
−2
1
= −( + c)
−2u2
1
= +c
2u2
1
= +c
2 cos2 x
sec2 x
= +c
2

sin x sec2 x
∫ cos3 x dx = +c
2