Jambmaths question:
Evaluate $\int{{{(2x+3)}^{\tfrac{1}{2}}}dx}$
Option A:
$\tfrac{1}{3}{{(2x+3)}^{\tfrac{1}{2}}}+k$
Option B:
$\tfrac{1}{3}{{(2x+3)}^{\tfrac{3}{2}}}+k$
Option C:
$\tfrac{1}{12}{{(2x+3)}^{\tfrac{3}{4}}}+k$
Option D:
$\tfrac{1}{12}{{(2x+3)}^{6}}+k$
Jamb Maths Solution:
$\begin{align} & y=\int{{{(2x+3)}^{\tfrac{1}{2}}}dx} \\ & \text{Using change of vairable method} \\ & \text{Let }u=2x+3,\text{ }\frac{du}{dx}=2,\text{ }dx=\frac{du}{2} \\ & y=\int{{{u}^{\tfrac{1}{2}}}\frac{du}{2}}=\frac{1}{2}\int{{{u}^{\tfrac{1}{2}}}}du=\frac{1}{2}\left[ \frac{{{u}^{\tfrac{1}{2}+1}}}{\tfrac{1}{2}+1} \right]+K \\ & y=\frac{1}{2}\left[ \frac{{{u}^{\tfrac{3}{2}}}}{\tfrac{3}{2}} \right]+K=\frac{1}{3}{{u}^{\tfrac{3}{2}}}+K \\ & y=\frac{1}{3}{{(2x+3)}^{\tfrac{3}{2}}}+K \\\end{align}$
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