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Question
use substituition to find the following integrals:
x (x - 2) ^ 15
Hi Lill,
Okay, lets use u = x-2. Then du = dx and x = u+2 so you have
INT [(u+2)* u^15 * dx]
= INT [u^16 + 2u^15 * dx]
= u^17 / 17 + 2* u^16 / 16 + C
= (x-2)^17 / 17 + 2(x-2)^16 / 16 + C
= 1/17 * (x-2)^17 + 1/8 * (x-2)^16 + C
Steve
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