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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help with a confusing integral please?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\int\limits_{0}^{2\sqrt{3}}x^3(4-9x^2)^(1/2)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

should be to the power of (1/2) or rad(4-9x^2)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the upper limit of integrations suggests a trig sub

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got the right integral but my question is how do I plug in 2rad3 back into it. the answer is -((4-9x^2)^(-3/2) * (27x^2+8)) / 1215

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it becomes square rooting a negative number

OpenStudy (anonymous):

When I did the trig sub x=(2/3)sin(theta) I couldn't change the limits of integration anyway since it doesn't fit into the range of sin

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok i lied no trig sub, go with \[u=9-x^2\] should do it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I could see that working but if that still gives the same answer how do you plug in the limits of integration. I checked with wolfram. It would still be sqroot of a negative number

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oooh so i see

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wasn't paying attention there is something wrong with the question

OpenStudy (unknownunknown):

(64 (1 + 1079i * Sqrt[26]))/1215. Seems it doesn't have a real solution.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hold on Slader.com had a solution to this question let me find it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

They did u = 4-9x^2 And their answer was 64/1215 which seems to be rihgt

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohh their limits of integration changed to work out

OpenStudy (anonymous):

love to see it the domain is \[[-\frac{2}{3},\frac{2}{3}]\] and \(2\sqrt3\) is not in it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

They did: \[\int\limits_{4}^{0}(1/9)(4-u)\sqrt{u}(-1/18)du\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

whatever they did, it cannot make any sense the integrand is not defined on the most of the path of integration

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That's really weird because my book said the answer was 64/1215

OpenStudy (anonymous):

book is wrong

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You mean the integral can't exist?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it is \[f(x)=x^3\sqrt{4-9x^2}\] right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh the graph is really interesting. only goes from -2/3 to 2/3 like you said

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh wait

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the upper limit is 2/3 not 2rad3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Superfacepalm

OpenStudy (anonymous):

My bad >.<

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh

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