Evaluate this integral

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I am hitting a the limit of my analytical capabilites.
 

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You started off decent enough.

\(\displaystyle \int \frac{\sqrt{u}}{u-1}du\)

Let \(\displaystyle t=\sqrt{u}, \;\ t^{2}=u, \;\ 2tdt=du\)

This gives:

\(\displaystyle \int\frac{2t^{2}}{t^{2}-1}dt\)

Now, use partial fractions and expand:

\(\displaystyle 2\int dt+\int\frac{1}{t-1}dt-\int\frac{1}{t+1}dt\)

Integrate and back sub.
 
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