Evaluate the integral #int \ x^2(x^3-1)^4 \ dx #?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-03T14:17:39

# int \ x^2(x^3-1)^4 \ dx = 1/15(x^3-1)^5 + C #

We want to find:

# I = int \ x^2(x^3-1)^4 \ dx #

We can perform a simple substitution; Let

# u = x^3-1 => (du)/dx = 3x^2 #

If we perform the substitution then we get:

# I = int \ 1/3u^4 \ du #

So we can now integrate to get:

# I = 1/3*1/5u^5 + C #
# \ \ = 1/15 u^5 + C #

And restoring the substitution we get:

# I = 1/15(x^3-1)^5 + C #