How do you integrate by substitution $int x^3(x^4+3)^2 dx$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-24T06:07:31

Please see the explanation.

Let $u = x^4 + 3$ , then $du = 4x^3dx$ or $x^3dx = (1/4)du$

$intx^3(x^4+3)^2dx = 1/4intu^2du$

Integrate using the power rule:

$intx^3(x^4+3)^2dx = (1/12)u^3 + C$

Reverse the substitution:

$intx^3(x^4+3)^2dx = (1/12)(x^4 + 3)^3 + C$

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