Question Number 26769 by julli deswal last updated on 29/Dec/17
![∫_( 0) ^∞ (dx/([x+(√(x^2 +1)) ]^3 )) =](https://www.tinkutara.com/question/Q26769.png)
$$\underset{\:\mathrm{0}} {\overset{\infty} {\int}}\:\:\frac{{dx}}{\left[{x}+\sqrt{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}}\:\right]^{\mathrm{3}} }\:=\: \\ $$
Commented by prakash jain last updated on 29/Dec/17
![u=x+(√(x^2 +1)) x=0,u=1;x=∞,u=∞ ⇒(u−x)^2 =x^2 +1 ⇒u^2 −2ux=1 x=(1/2)(u−(1/u)) dx=(1/2)(1+(1/u^2 ))du ∫_1 ^∞ (((1/2)(1+(1/u^2 ))du)/u^3 ) =(1/2)∫_1 ^∞ (1/u^3 )du+(1/2)∫_1 ^∞ (1/u^5 )du =(1/2)[−(1/(2u^2 ))]_1 ^∞ +(1/2)[−(1/(4u^4 ))]_1 ^∞ =(1/2)×(1/2)+(1/2)×(1/4) =(1/4)+(1/8)=(3/8)](https://www.tinkutara.com/question/Q26804.png)
$${u}={x}+\sqrt{{x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1}} \\ $$$${x}=\mathrm{0},{u}=\mathrm{1};{x}=\infty,{u}=\infty \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\left({u}−{x}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} ={x}^{\mathrm{2}} +\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{u}^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{2}{ux}=\mathrm{1} \\ $$$${x}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\left({u}−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{u}}\right) \\ $$$${dx}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\left(\mathrm{1}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{u}^{\mathrm{2}} }\right){du} \\ $$$$\int_{\mathrm{1}} ^{\infty} \frac{\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\left(\mathrm{1}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{u}^{\mathrm{2}} }\right){du}}{{u}^{\mathrm{3}} } \\ $$$$=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\int_{\mathrm{1}} ^{\infty} \frac{\mathrm{1}}{{u}^{\mathrm{3}} }{du}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\int_{\mathrm{1}} ^{\infty} \frac{\mathrm{1}}{{u}^{\mathrm{5}} }{du} \\ $$$$=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\left[−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}{u}^{\mathrm{2}} }\right]_{\mathrm{1}} ^{\infty} +\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\left[−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}{u}^{\mathrm{4}} }\right]_{\mathrm{1}} ^{\infty} \\ $$$$=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}×\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}×\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}} \\ $$$$=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{8}}=\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{8}} \\ $$
Answered by prakash jain last updated on 29/Dec/17

$$\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{8}}\:\left({see}\:{comment}\right) \\ $$