3.6: Definite integrals with fractional powers and ln

0606/12/F/M/24 — Question 7 · 9 marks · Exponentials, Log laws

(a)
Find ∫24(5x−2)−2/3 dx\displaystyle\int_{2}^{4}(5x - 2)^{-2/3}\,\mathrm{d}x, giving your answer in exact form.
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(b)
Find ∫01/2(42x+1+8(2x+1)2)dx\displaystyle\int_{0}^{1/2}\left(\frac{4}{2x + 1} + \frac{8}{(2x + 1)^{2}}\right)\mathrm{d}x, giving your answer in the form a+ln⁡ba + \ln b, where aa and bb are integers.
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