Exercise · ZW-U-SUBSTITUTION-006 · ★★☆ Intermediate

Compute \(\displaystyle\int \left(2 x + 1\right) \left(x^{2} + x\right)^{4}\,dx\).

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  • C. \(\frac{\left(x^{2} + x\right)^{5}}{5} + C\)

Explanation

Use the substitution \(u=x^{2}+x,\ du=(2x+1)\,dx\). The integral reduces to a basic form and returning to x gives \(\frac{\left(x^{2} + x\right)^{5}}{5} + C\). Check: \((\frac{\left(x^{2} + x\right)^{5}}{5})'=x^{4} \left(x + 1\right)^{4} \left(2 x + 1\right)\).

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Technique that simplifies an integral through the change of variable \(u=g(x)\), \(du=g^{\prime}(x)\,dx\).

\[\int f(g(x))\,g'(x)\,dx=\int f(u)\,du\]

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