I have a question for anyone that's taken either AB or BC AP Calculus?

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anonymous · Answer

Do I have to simplify really tedious problems or can I leave it in this form?

anonymous · Answer

It's an integration problem, could I just leave the answer (if it was an answer to a free response) as the part where the u is substituted back in 
$$\Large u=\sqrt{x}-3$$
btw

anonymous · Answer

this is tedious?  you should see some of the annoying integrals to come
this one is the essence of brevity

johnweldon1993 · Answer

^ Haha isn't THAT the truth!

anonymous · Answer

So is that a yes or a no?

anonymous · Answer

Great, banter then leave.

accessdenied · Answer

At the start of my AP Calc AB year, I was told any algebraic simplification beyond the answer with Calculus steps completed would be unnecessary and the unsimplified final answer would be sufficient.
So, after you back-substituted u = sqrt(x) - 3,  I would call that a good stopping point there.

accessdenied · Answer

^ That is, as long as the question didn't specifically ask for a simplified answer of some sort.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks