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#1 Help Me ! » Trigonometric substitution...please help! » 2007-03-18 14:15:52

riverjib
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Can somebody help me with this?

int(16+x^2)^-3/2

I'm pretty sure the best way to start is with the substitution x=atan@ where x=4, but I'm not sure what to do with the fact that (16+x^2) is cubed underneath the radical...we haven't had any problems yet that weren't straightforward.

Thanks!

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