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Here is what I have done so far:
$$I=int fracdxsqrtx^2+16 =frac14intsqrtfrac1left(fracx4 right)^2+1,dx$$
$fracx4=tan(u), dx=4sec^2(u)$
$$therefore I=intsqrtfrac1tan^2(u)+1sec^2(u),du=intsec^3(u),du$$
now by integration by parts:
$$I=tan(u)sec(u)-inttan^2(u)sec(u),du$$
I am sure $intsec^3(u)du$ is a standard integral but I am now sure if IBP is the best way to go. Is there another obvious way of doing it?







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  • With Approach0 we can find many, many integrals of the form $intdfracdxsqrtx^2+a^2$. At least two with $a=4$ explicitly, $a=3$ and $a=2$ also appear there...
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  • You've miscounted powers; you want to integrate the secant, not the cubed secant.
    – J.G.
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  • 1 and 2...
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  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integral_of_secant_cubed $qquad$
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Here is what I have done so far:
$$I=int fracdxsqrtx^2+16 =frac14intsqrtfrac1left(fracx4 right)^2+1,dx$$
$fracx4=tan(u), dx=4sec^2(u)$
$$therefore I=intsqrtfrac1tan^2(u)+1sec^2(u),du=intsec^3(u),du$$
now by integration by parts:
$$I=tan(u)sec(u)-inttan^2(u)sec(u),du$$
I am sure $intsec^3(u)du$ is a standard integral but I am now sure if IBP is the best way to go. Is there another obvious way of doing it?







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marked as duplicate by Jyrki Lahtonen, Parcly Taxel, Nosrati, Lord Shark the Unknown, Math Lover Jul 17 at 18:30


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  • With Approach0 we can find many, many integrals of the form $intdfracdxsqrtx^2+a^2$. At least two with $a=4$ explicitly, $a=3$ and $a=2$ also appear there...
    – Jyrki Lahtonen
    Jul 17 at 18:00











  • You've miscounted powers; you want to integrate the secant, not the cubed secant.
    – J.G.
    Jul 17 at 18:26










  • 1 and 2...
    – Jyrki Lahtonen
    Jul 17 at 18:27










  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integral_of_secant_cubed $qquad$
    – Michael Hardy
    Jul 17 at 18:28













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  • Finding $int frac dxsqrt x^2 + 16$

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Here is what I have done so far:
$$I=int fracdxsqrtx^2+16 =frac14intsqrtfrac1left(fracx4 right)^2+1,dx$$
$fracx4=tan(u), dx=4sec^2(u)$
$$therefore I=intsqrtfrac1tan^2(u)+1sec^2(u),du=intsec^3(u),du$$
now by integration by parts:
$$I=tan(u)sec(u)-inttan^2(u)sec(u),du$$
I am sure $intsec^3(u)du$ is a standard integral but I am now sure if IBP is the best way to go. Is there another obvious way of doing it?







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  • Finding $int frac dxsqrt x^2 + 16$

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Here is what I have done so far:
$$I=int fracdxsqrtx^2+16 =frac14intsqrtfrac1left(fracx4 right)^2+1,dx$$
$fracx4=tan(u), dx=4sec^2(u)$
$$therefore I=intsqrtfrac1tan^2(u)+1sec^2(u),du=intsec^3(u),du$$
now by integration by parts:
$$I=tan(u)sec(u)-inttan^2(u)sec(u),du$$
I am sure $intsec^3(u)du$ is a standard integral but I am now sure if IBP is the best way to go. Is there another obvious way of doing it?





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  • With Approach0 we can find many, many integrals of the form $intdfracdxsqrtx^2+a^2$. At least two with $a=4$ explicitly, $a=3$ and $a=2$ also appear there...
    – Jyrki Lahtonen
    Jul 17 at 18:00











  • You've miscounted powers; you want to integrate the secant, not the cubed secant.
    – J.G.
    Jul 17 at 18:26










  • 1 and 2...
    – Jyrki Lahtonen
    Jul 17 at 18:27










  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integral_of_secant_cubed $qquad$
    – Michael Hardy
    Jul 17 at 18:28

















  • With Approach0 we can find many, many integrals of the form $intdfracdxsqrtx^2+a^2$. At least two with $a=4$ explicitly, $a=3$ and $a=2$ also appear there...
    – Jyrki Lahtonen
    Jul 17 at 18:00











  • You've miscounted powers; you want to integrate the secant, not the cubed secant.
    – J.G.
    Jul 17 at 18:26










  • 1 and 2...
    – Jyrki Lahtonen
    Jul 17 at 18:27










  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integral_of_secant_cubed $qquad$
    – Michael Hardy
    Jul 17 at 18:28
















With Approach0 we can find many, many integrals of the form $intdfracdxsqrtx^2+a^2$. At least two with $a=4$ explicitly, $a=3$ and $a=2$ also appear there...
– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jul 17 at 18:00





With Approach0 we can find many, many integrals of the form $intdfracdxsqrtx^2+a^2$. At least two with $a=4$ explicitly, $a=3$ and $a=2$ also appear there...
– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jul 17 at 18:00













You've miscounted powers; you want to integrate the secant, not the cubed secant.
– J.G.
Jul 17 at 18:26




You've miscounted powers; you want to integrate the secant, not the cubed secant.
– J.G.
Jul 17 at 18:26












1 and 2...
– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jul 17 at 18:27




1 and 2...
– Jyrki Lahtonen
Jul 17 at 18:27












en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integral_of_secant_cubed $qquad$
– Michael Hardy
Jul 17 at 18:28





en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integral_of_secant_cubed $qquad$
– Michael Hardy
Jul 17 at 18:28











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Hint: Substitute
$$sqrtx^2+16=xt+4$$ this is the so-called Euler substitution.
See here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_substitution






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    • Either you've learnt about the inverse hyperbolic functions, and you know that
      $$intfracmathrm d xsqrtx^2+1=argsinh x=lnbigl(x+sqrtx^2+1bigr),$$
      from which one deduces readily with the substitution $x=at$ ($a>0$) that
      $$intfracmathrm d xsqrtx^2+a^2=argsinh frac xa=lnbigl(x+sqrtx^2+a^2bigr).$$

    • Or you've only learnt about the hyperbolic functions. In this case, set $x=asinh t$, $mathrm d x=acosh t,mathrm d t$, so
      $$intfracmathrm d xsqrtx^2+a^2=intfracacosh t,mathrm d tasqrtsinh^2 t+1=intfraccosh t,mathrm d tcosh t=t.$$
      There remains to solve for $x$ the equation
      $$t=sinh x=fracmathrm e^2x-12mathrm e^x.$$





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      Use the trigonometric substitution as follows:



      Let $$x = 4times tan(theta)$$
      By doing the necessary operations you will end up with $$int sec (theta), dtheta $$
      Which i guess you can easily solve






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        Hint: Substitute
        $$sqrtx^2+16=xt+4$$ this is the so-called Euler substitution.
        See here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_substitution






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          Hint: Substitute
          $$sqrtx^2+16=xt+4$$ this is the so-called Euler substitution.
          See here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_substitution






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            Hint: Substitute
            $$sqrtx^2+16=xt+4$$ this is the so-called Euler substitution.
            See here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_substitution






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            Hint: Substitute
            $$sqrtx^2+16=xt+4$$ this is the so-called Euler substitution.
            See here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_substitution







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                • Either you've learnt about the inverse hyperbolic functions, and you know that
                  $$intfracmathrm d xsqrtx^2+1=argsinh x=lnbigl(x+sqrtx^2+1bigr),$$
                  from which one deduces readily with the substitution $x=at$ ($a>0$) that
                  $$intfracmathrm d xsqrtx^2+a^2=argsinh frac xa=lnbigl(x+sqrtx^2+a^2bigr).$$

                • Or you've only learnt about the hyperbolic functions. In this case, set $x=asinh t$, $mathrm d x=acosh t,mathrm d t$, so
                  $$intfracmathrm d xsqrtx^2+a^2=intfracacosh t,mathrm d tasqrtsinh^2 t+1=intfraccosh t,mathrm d tcosh t=t.$$
                  There remains to solve for $x$ the equation
                  $$t=sinh x=fracmathrm e^2x-12mathrm e^x.$$





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                  • Either you've learnt about the inverse hyperbolic functions, and you know that
                    $$intfracmathrm d xsqrtx^2+1=argsinh x=lnbigl(x+sqrtx^2+1bigr),$$
                    from which one deduces readily with the substitution $x=at$ ($a>0$) that
                    $$intfracmathrm d xsqrtx^2+a^2=argsinh frac xa=lnbigl(x+sqrtx^2+a^2bigr).$$

                  • Or you've only learnt about the hyperbolic functions. In this case, set $x=asinh t$, $mathrm d x=acosh t,mathrm d t$, so
                    $$intfracmathrm d xsqrtx^2+a^2=intfracacosh t,mathrm d tasqrtsinh^2 t+1=intfraccosh t,mathrm d tcosh t=t.$$
                    There remains to solve for $x$ the equation
                    $$t=sinh x=fracmathrm e^2x-12mathrm e^x.$$





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                    • Either you've learnt about the inverse hyperbolic functions, and you know that
                      $$intfracmathrm d xsqrtx^2+1=argsinh x=lnbigl(x+sqrtx^2+1bigr),$$
                      from which one deduces readily with the substitution $x=at$ ($a>0$) that
                      $$intfracmathrm d xsqrtx^2+a^2=argsinh frac xa=lnbigl(x+sqrtx^2+a^2bigr).$$

                    • Or you've only learnt about the hyperbolic functions. In this case, set $x=asinh t$, $mathrm d x=acosh t,mathrm d t$, so
                      $$intfracmathrm d xsqrtx^2+a^2=intfracacosh t,mathrm d tasqrtsinh^2 t+1=intfraccosh t,mathrm d tcosh t=t.$$
                      There remains to solve for $x$ the equation
                      $$t=sinh x=fracmathrm e^2x-12mathrm e^x.$$





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                    • Either you've learnt about the inverse hyperbolic functions, and you know that
                      $$intfracmathrm d xsqrtx^2+1=argsinh x=lnbigl(x+sqrtx^2+1bigr),$$
                      from which one deduces readily with the substitution $x=at$ ($a>0$) that
                      $$intfracmathrm d xsqrtx^2+a^2=argsinh frac xa=lnbigl(x+sqrtx^2+a^2bigr).$$

                    • Or you've only learnt about the hyperbolic functions. In this case, set $x=asinh t$, $mathrm d x=acosh t,mathrm d t$, so
                      $$intfracmathrm d xsqrtx^2+a^2=intfracacosh t,mathrm d tasqrtsinh^2 t+1=intfraccosh t,mathrm d tcosh t=t.$$
                      There remains to solve for $x$ the equation
                      $$t=sinh x=fracmathrm e^2x-12mathrm e^x.$$






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                    answered Jul 17 at 18:22









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                        Use the trigonometric substitution as follows:



                        Let $$x = 4times tan(theta)$$
                        By doing the necessary operations you will end up with $$int sec (theta), dtheta $$
                        Which i guess you can easily solve






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                          Use the trigonometric substitution as follows:



                          Let $$x = 4times tan(theta)$$
                          By doing the necessary operations you will end up with $$int sec (theta), dtheta $$
                          Which i guess you can easily solve






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                            Use the trigonometric substitution as follows:



                            Let $$x = 4times tan(theta)$$
                            By doing the necessary operations you will end up with $$int sec (theta), dtheta $$
                            Which i guess you can easily solve






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                            Use the trigonometric substitution as follows:



                            Let $$x = 4times tan(theta)$$
                            By doing the necessary operations you will end up with $$int sec (theta), dtheta $$
                            Which i guess you can easily solve







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