Partial Fractions: find integral using given substitution

chrisbush.sax

New member
Joined
Aug 5, 2015
Messages
2

In the partial fractions chapter of my book, the question asks me to evaluate the given integral using the stated substitution:

integral sqrt((x-1)/(x+1))dx using u^2=(x-1)/(x+1)

so udu=dx/(x+1)^2

after that, I've tried direct subbing, rationalizing the square root, manipulating udu and u^2. But I still get a (x+1)^2 that I can't substitute for.

Any help is appreciated.
 

In the partial fractions chapter of my book, the question asks me to evaluate the given integral using the stated substitution:

integral sqrt((x-1)/(x+1))dx using u^2=(x-1)/(x+1)

so udu=dx/(x+1)^2

after that, I've tried direct subbing, rationalizing the square root, manipulating udu and u^2. But I still get a (x+1)^2 that I can't substitute for.

Any help is appreciated.

u2 = 1 - 2/(x+1)

2/(x+1) = 1-u2

(x + 1)2 = 4/(1-u2)2 Now continue....
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Top