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Both answers are correct.

To see it by hand, we can use:

  • (x+1)5/2=(x+1)(x+1)3/2=x(x+1)3/2+(x+1)3/2
  • (x+1)3/2=(x+1)(x+1)1/2=x(x+1)1/2+(x+1)1/2

to express both as linear combinations of (x + 1)^(1/2) and x * (x + 1)^(1/2).

To see it with Sage, we can differentiate both and compare them.

Define the function to integrate:

sage: x = var('x')
sage: f = x*sqrt(x + 1)
sage: f
sqrt(x + 1)*x

Integrate with Sage:

sage: F = integral(f, x)
sage: F
2/5*(x + 1)^(5/2) - 2/3*(x + 1)^(3/2)

The primitive you computed (up to a constant):

sage: G = (2/3)*x*(x + 1)^(3/2) - (4/15)*(x + 1)^(5/2)
sage: G
-4/15*(x + 1)^(5/2) + 2/3*(x + 1)^(3/2)*x

To see that they are both correct:

sage: bool(F == G)
True

Or check they have the same derivative:

sage: g = G.diff(x)
sage: g
sqrt(x + 1)*x

sage: ff = F.diff(x)
sage: ff
(x + 1)^(3/2) - sqrt(x + 1)

sage: bool(g == ff)
True

Or more visually, compare the plots of F and G (or f and ff):

sage: pF = plot(F, (-1, 1.6), color='firebrick')
sage: pG = plot(G, (-1, 1.6), color='steelblue')
sage: p = graphics_array([pF, pG, pF + pG])
sage: p.show(figsize=(7, 3))
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Plot two functions with Sage and check they are the same

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Both answers are correct.

To see it by hand, we can use:

  • (x+1)5/2=(x+1)(x+1)3/2=x(x+1)3/2+(x+1)3/2
  • (x+1)3/2=(x+1)(x+1)1/2=x(x+1)1/2+(x+1)1/2

to express both as linear combinations of (x + 1)^(1/2) (x+1)1/2, x (x + 1)^1/2} and x * (x + 1)^(1/2).x2(x+1)1/2.

To see it with Sage, we can differentiate both and compare them.

Define the function to integrate:

sage: x = var('x')
sage: f = x*sqrt(x + 1)
sage: f
sqrt(x + 1)*x

Integrate Compute a primitive (aka antiderivative) with Sage:

sage: F = integral(f, x)
sage: F
2/5*(x + 1)^(5/2) - 2/3*(x + 1)^(3/2)

The primitive you computed (up to a constant):

sage: G = (2/3)*x*(x + 1)^(3/2) - (4/15)*(x + 1)^(5/2)
sage: G
-4/15*(x + 1)^(5/2) + 2/3*(x + 1)^(3/2)*x

To see Check that they are both correct:agree:

sage: bool(F == G)
True

Or check Check they have the same derivative:

sage: g = G.diff(x)
sage: g
sqrt(x + 1)*x

sage: ff = F.diff(x)
sage: ff
(x + 1)^(3/2) - sqrt(x + 1)

sage: bool(g == ff)
True

Or more visually, compare the plots of F and G (or f and ff):

sage: pF = plot(F, (-1, 1.6), color='firebrick')
sage: pG = plot(G, (-1, 1.6), color='steelblue')
sage: p = graphics_array([pF, pG, pF + pG])
sage: p.show(figsize=(7, 3))
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Plot two functions with Sage and check they are the same

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No.3 Revision

Both answers are correct.

To see it by hand, we can use:

  • (x+1)5/2=(x+1)(x+1)3/2=x(x+1)3/2+(x+1)3/2
  • (x+1)3/2=(x+1)(x+1)1/2=x(x+1)1/2+(x+1)1/2

to express both as linear combinations of (x+1)1/2, $x (x + 1)^1/2}$ 1)^{1/2}$ and x2(x+1)1/2.

To see it with Sage, we can can

  • ask Sage whether the two different expressions in fact agree
  • differentiate both and compare them.

    them
  • plot the functions to visually check whether they agree

Define the function to integrate:

sage: x = var('x')
sage: f = x*sqrt(x + 1)
sage: f
sqrt(x + 1)*x

Compute a primitive (aka antiderivative) with Sage:

sage: F = integral(f, x)
sage: F
2/5*(x + 1)^(5/2) - 2/3*(x + 1)^(3/2)

The primitive you computed (up to a constant):

sage: G = (2/3)*x*(x + 1)^(3/2) - (4/15)*(x + 1)^(5/2)
sage: G
-4/15*(x + 1)^(5/2) + 2/3*(x + 1)^(3/2)*x

Check that they agree:

sage: bool(F == G)
True

Check they have the same derivative:

sage: g = G.diff(x)
sage: g
sqrt(x + 1)*x

sage: ff = F.diff(x)
sage: ff
(x + 1)^(3/2) - sqrt(x + 1)

sage: bool(g == ff)
True

Or more visually, compare the plots of F and G (or f and ff):

sage: pF = plot(F, (-1, 1.6), color='firebrick')
sage: pG = plot(G, (-1, 1.6), color='steelblue')
sage: p = graphics_array([pF, pG, pF + pG])
sage: p.show(figsize=(7, 3))
Launched png viewer for Graphics Array of size 1 x 3

Plot two functions with Sage and check they are the same