D dear2009 New member Joined Oct 8, 2009 Messages 33 Nov 8, 2009 #1 Hey everybody, The picture is the problem that I am stuck with This is what I did 5 (integral sign) x^2/3 = x^(2/3 +1) / (2/3 + 1) + C (x ^ 5/3 / 5/3) + C I am completely lost after this problem. Any help would be nice Attachments q5.1prob5.gif 1.8 KB · Views: 82
Hey everybody, The picture is the problem that I am stuck with This is what I did 5 (integral sign) x^2/3 = x^(2/3 +1) / (2/3 + 1) + C (x ^ 5/3 / 5/3) + C I am completely lost after this problem. Any help would be nice
R royhaas Full Member Joined Dec 14, 2005 Messages 832 Nov 8, 2009 #2 You did not integrate the second term. Rewrite it using a negative exponent for the radical.
F fasteddie65 Full Member Joined Nov 1, 2008 Messages 360 Nov 8, 2009 #3 ? (3/5)x^(-2/5) dx = (3/5) x^(-2/5 + 1)/(-2/5 + 1) = (3/5) x^(3/5)/(3/5) = x^(3/5) + C