C4 June 2013 Q5

EdexcelOld spec10 marksAlgebraic FractionsIntegration

5.

(a) Use the substitution \(x = u^2,\ u > 0\), to show that \[\int \frac{1}{x(2\sqrt{x} - 1)}\,\mathrm{d}x = \int \frac{2}{u(2u - 1)}\,\mathrm{d}u\] (3)
(b) Hence show that \[\int_1^9 \frac{1}{x(2\sqrt{x} - 1)}\,\mathrm{d}x = 2\ln\left(\frac{a}{b}\right)\] where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers to be determined. (7)