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# Find the integral $\int\frac{x^2}{\sqrt{x^2+6}}dx$

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$-3\ln\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)+C_1+\frac{1}{2}x\sqrt{x^2+6}$

## Step-by-step Solution

Problem to solve:

$\int\frac{x^2}{\sqrt{x^2+6}}dx$

Choose the solving method

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We can solve the integral $\int\frac{x^2}{\sqrt{x^2+6}}dx$ by applying integration method of trigonometric substitution using the substitution

$x=\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)$

Differentiate both sides of the equation $x=\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)$

$dx=\frac{d}{d\theta}\left(\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)$

Find the derivative

$\frac{d}{d\theta}\left(\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)$

The derivative of a function multiplied by a constant ($\sqrt{6}$) is equal to the constant times the derivative of the function

$\sqrt{6}\frac{d}{d\theta}\left(\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)$

The derivative of the tangent of a function is equal to secant squared of that function times the derivative of that function, in other words, if ${f(x) = tan(x)}$, then ${f'(x) = sec^2(x)\cdot D_x(x)}$

$\sqrt{6}\sec\left(\theta \right)^2\frac{d}{d\theta}\left(\theta \right)$

The derivative of the linear function is equal to $1$

$\sqrt{6}\sec\left(\theta \right)^2$
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Now, in order to rewrite $d\theta$ in terms of $dx$, we need to find the derivative of $x$. We need to calculate $dx$, we can do that by deriving the equation above

$dx=\sqrt{6}\sec\left(\theta \right)^2d\theta$
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Substituting in the original integral, we get

$\int\frac{6\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sqrt{6\tan\left(\theta \right)^2+6}}d\theta$
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Factor the polynomial $6\tan\left(\theta \right)^2+6$ by it's GCF: $6$

$\int\frac{6\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sqrt{6\left(\tan\left(\theta \right)^2+1\right)}}d\theta$

The power of a product is equal to the product of it's factors raised to the same power

$\int\sqrt{6}\left(\frac{\left(\sqrt{6}\right)^2\tan\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sqrt{\left(\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)^2+6}}\right)\sec\left(\theta \right)^2d\theta$

Calculate the power $\left(\sqrt{6}\right)^2$

$\int\sqrt{6}\left(\frac{6\tan\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sqrt{\left(\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)^2+6}}\right)\sec\left(\theta \right)^2d\theta$

Multiplying the fraction by $\sqrt{6}$

$\int\frac{6\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sqrt{\left(\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)^2+6}}d\theta$

$\int\frac{6\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sqrt{\left(\sqrt{6}\right)^2\tan\left(\theta \right)^2+6}}d\theta$

Calculate the power $\left(\sqrt{6}\right)^2$

$\int\frac{6\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sqrt{6\tan\left(\theta \right)^2+6}}d\theta$

$\int\frac{6\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sqrt{6}\sqrt{\tan\left(\theta \right)^2+1}}d\theta$

Calculate the power $\sqrt{6}$

$\int\frac{6\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sqrt{6}\sqrt{\tan\left(\theta \right)^2+1}}d\theta$
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The power of a product is equal to the product of it's factors raised to the same power

$\int\frac{6\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sqrt{6}\sqrt{\tan\left(\theta \right)^2+1}}d\theta$

Applying the trigonometric identity: $\tan(x)^2+1=\sec(x)^2$

$\int\frac{6\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sqrt{6}\sqrt{\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}}d\theta$

Applying the power of a power property

$\int\frac{6\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sqrt{6}\sec\left(\theta \right)}d\theta$
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Applying the trigonometric identity: $\tan(x)^2+1=\sec(x)^2$

$\int\frac{6\sqrt{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sqrt{6}\sec\left(\theta \right)}d\theta$
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Taking the constant ($6\sqrt{6}$) out of the integral

$6\sqrt{6}\int\frac{\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sqrt{6}\sec\left(\theta \right)}d\theta$
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Simplify the fraction $\frac{\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)^2}{\sqrt{6}\sec\left(\theta \right)}$ by $\sec\left(\theta \right)$

$6\sqrt{6}\int\frac{\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)}{\sqrt{6}}d\theta$
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Rewrite the fraction $\frac{\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)}{\sqrt{6}}$

$6\sqrt{6}\int\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta$

The integral of a function times a constant ($\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}$) is equal to the constant times the integral of the function

$6\sqrt{6}\cdot \frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}\int\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta$

Multiply $6\sqrt{6}$ times $\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}$

$6\int\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta$
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The integral of a function times a constant ($\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}$) is equal to the constant times the integral of the function

$6\int\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta$

Applying the trigonometric identity: $\tan^2(\theta)=\sec(\theta)^2-1$

$\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)^2-1\right)\sec\left(\theta \right)$
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We identify that the integral has the form $\int\tan^m(x)\sec^n(x)dx$. If $n$ is odd and $m$ is even, then we need to express everything in terms of secant, expand and integrate each function separately

$6\int\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)^2-1\right)\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta$

Multiply the single term $\sec\left(\theta \right)$ by each term of the polynomial $\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)^2-1\right)$

$\sec\left(\theta \right)^{3}-\sec\left(\theta \right)$
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Rewrite the integrand $\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)^2-1\right)\sec\left(\theta \right)$ in expanded form

$6\int\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)^{3}-\sec\left(\theta \right)\right)d\theta$
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Expand the integral $\int\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)^{3}-\sec\left(\theta \right)\right)d\theta$ into $2$ integrals using the sum rule for integrals, to then solve each integral separately

$6\int\sec\left(\theta \right)^{3}d\theta+6\int-\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta$

Rewrite $\sec\left(\theta \right)^{3}$ as the product of two secants

$6\int\sec\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta$

We can solve the integral $\int\sec\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta$ by applying integration by parts method to calculate the integral of the product of two functions, using the following formula

$\displaystyle\int u\cdot dv=u\cdot v-\int v \cdot du$

First, identify $u$ and calculate $du$

$\begin{matrix}\displaystyle{u=\sec\left(\theta \right)}\\ \displaystyle{du=\sec\left(\theta \right)\tan\left(\theta \right)d\theta}\end{matrix}$

Now, identify $dv$ and calculate $v$

$\begin{matrix}\displaystyle{dv=\sec\left(\theta \right)^2d\theta}\\ \displaystyle{\int dv=\int \sec\left(\theta \right)^2d\theta}\end{matrix}$

Solve the integral

$v=\int\sec\left(\theta \right)^2d\theta$

The integral of $\sec(x)^2$ is $\tan(x)$

$\tan\left(\theta \right)$

Now replace the values of $u$, $du$ and $v$ in the last formula

$6\left(\tan\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)-\int\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta\right)$

Multiply the single term $6$ by each term of the polynomial $\left(\tan\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)-\int\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta\right)$

$6\tan\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)-6\int\tan\left(\theta \right)^2\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta$

Apply the formula: $\int\sec\left(x\right)\tan\left(x\right)^2dx$$=\int\sec\left(x\right)^3dx-\int\sec\left(x\right)dx$, where $x=\theta$

$6\tan\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)-6\int\sec\left(\theta \right)^3d\theta+6\int\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta$

The integral of the secant function is given by the following formula, $\displaystyle\int\sec(x)dx=\ln\left|\sec(x)+\tan(x)\right|$

$6\tan\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)-6\int\sec\left(\theta \right)^3d\theta+6\ln\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)+\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)$

Simplify the integral $\int\sec\left(\theta \right)^3d\theta$ applying the reduction formula, $\displaystyle\int\sec(x)^{n}dx=\frac{\sin(x)\sec(x)^{n-1}}{n-1}+\frac{n-2}{n-1}\int\sec(x)^{n-2}dx$

$6\tan\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)-6\left(\frac{\sin\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)^{2}}{2}+\frac{1}{2}\int\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta\right)+6\ln\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)+\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)$

Solve the product $-6\left(\frac{\sin\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)^{2}}{2}+\frac{1}{2}\int\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta\right)$

$6\tan\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)-6\left(\frac{\sin\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)^{2}}{2}\right)-3\int\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta+6\ln\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)+\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)$

Simplifying

$3\tan\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)-3\int\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta+6\ln\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)+\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)$

The integral of the secant function is given by the following formula, $\displaystyle\int\sec(x)dx=\ln\left|\sec(x)+\tan(x)\right|$

$3\tan\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)-3\ln\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)+\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)+6\ln\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)+\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)$

Combining like terms $-3\ln\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)+\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)$ and $6\ln\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)+\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)$

$3\tan\left(\theta \right)\sec\left(\theta \right)+3\ln\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)+\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)$

Express the variable $\theta$ in terms of the original variable $x$

$3\left(\frac{x}{\sqrt{6}}\right)\left(\frac{\sqrt{x^2+6}}{\sqrt{6}}\right)+3\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{x^2+6}}{\sqrt{6}}+\frac{x}{\sqrt{6}}\right)$

Multiplying the fraction by $3$

$\frac{3x}{\sqrt{6}}\frac{\sqrt{x^2+6}}{\sqrt{6}}+3\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{x^2+6}}{\sqrt{6}}+\frac{x}{\sqrt{6}}\right)$

Multiplying fractions $\frac{3x}{\sqrt{6}} \times \frac{\sqrt{x^2+6}}{\sqrt{6}}$

$\frac{3x\sqrt{x^2+6}}{6}+3\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{x^2+6}}{\sqrt{6}}+\frac{x}{\sqrt{6}}\right)$

Take $\frac{3}{6}$ out of the fraction

$\frac{1}{2}x\sqrt{x^2+6}+3\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{x^2+6}}{\sqrt{6}}+\frac{x}{\sqrt{6}}\right)$

Simplifying

$\frac{1}{2}x\sqrt{x^2+6}+3\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)\right)$
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The integral $6\int\sec\left(\theta \right)^{3}d\theta$ results in: $\frac{1}{2}x\sqrt{x^2+6}+3\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)\right)$

$\frac{1}{2}x\sqrt{x^2+6}+3\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)\right)$
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Gather the results of all integrals

$3\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)\right)+\frac{1}{2}x\sqrt{x^2+6}+6\int-\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta$

The integral of a function times a constant ($-1$) is equal to the constant times the integral of the function

$-6\int\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta$

The integral of the secant function is given by the following formula, $\displaystyle\int\sec(x)dx=\ln\left|\sec(x)+\tan(x)\right|$

$-6\ln\left(\sec\left(\theta \right)+\tan\left(\theta \right)\right)$

Express the variable $\theta$ in terms of the original variable $x$

$-6\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{x^2+6}}{\sqrt{6}}+\frac{x}{\sqrt{6}}\right)$

Simplifying

$-6\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)\right)$
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The integral $6\int-\sec\left(\theta \right)d\theta$ results in: $-6\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)\right)$

$-6\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)\right)$
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Gather the results of all integrals

$3\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)\right)+\frac{1}{2}x\sqrt{x^2+6}-6\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)\right)$
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Combining like terms $3\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)\right)$ and $-6\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)\right)$

$-3\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)\right)+\frac{1}{2}x\sqrt{x^2+6}$
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As the integral that we are solving is an indefinite integral, when we finish integrating we must add the constant of integration $C$

$-3\ln\left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{6}\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)\right)+\frac{1}{2}x\sqrt{x^2+6}+C_0$

Applying the product rule for logarithms: $\log_b\left(MN\right)=\log_b\left(M\right)+\log_b\left(N\right)$

$-3\left(-0.89588+\ln\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)\right)+\frac{1}{2}x\sqrt{x^2+6}+C_0$

Multiplying polynomials $-3$ and $-0.89588+\ln\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)$

$2.687639-3\ln\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)+\frac{1}{2}x\sqrt{x^2+6}+C_0$

We can combine and rename $2.687639+C_0$ as other constant of integration

$-3\ln\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)+C_1+\frac{1}{2}x\sqrt{x^2+6}$
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Simplify the expression by applying logarithm properties

$-3\ln\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)+C_1+\frac{1}{2}x\sqrt{x^2+6}$

$-3\ln\left(\sqrt{x^2+6}+x\right)+C_1+\frac{1}{2}x\sqrt{x^2+6}$
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