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Decided to make this thread so we can all be exposed to the more difficult integration problems (and for the fun of it of course).

First 2 questions:

integral of [sqrt(1+sin(2x))] dx

integral of sqrt[tan(x)] dx
 

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Re: MX2 Integration Marathon

Good idea! Everybody loves integration.
 
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sqrt(1+sin2x) = sqrt(sin^2(x) + cos^2(x) + 2sinxcosx)
= sqrt(sinx+cosx)^2
=sinx+cosx

.'. integral sqrt(1+sin2x) dx = integral (sinx+cosx) dx
= -cosx + sinx + C

not sure how to do the second one
 

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Re: MX2 Integration Marathon

ooh the Actuarial Society had an Integration Bee and they had some real awesome questions...

I might try to acquire that sheet and post a few here. Some of them were very very good.
 
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int(exp(-a*r^2+a*r*x*cos(theta))*r))
 
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d what?

da? dr? dx? d(costheta)? dtheta?
 

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for integral of a good start would be to let

which reduces the integral to

which is still challenging. If you want a further hint ask me later or someone else
might give you one
 

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good job :cool:. after simplification it becomes:




next:





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for integral of a good start would be to let

which reduces the integral to

which is still challenging. If you want a further hint ask me later or someone else
might give you one


then use partial fractions. very tedious.
 
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d what?

da? dr? dx? d(costheta)? dtheta?
This is a double integral over a keystone shape in polar coordinates. (so limits are finite, and not a complete circle).

I've tried all sorts of things. I am not even sure if there is an analytic solution. Is there away to show there isn't one?
 
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