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Ch. 8 - Techniques of Integration
Hass - Thomas' Calculus 15th Edition
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.6.40

In Exercises 27–40, use a substitution to change the integral into one you can find in the table. Then evaluate the integral.
∫ x^2 √(2x - x^2) dx

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Identify the integral to solve: \(\int x^{2} \sqrt{2x - x^{2}} \, dx\).
Rewrite the expression inside the square root to recognize a substitution: \(2x - x^{2} = -(x^{2} - 2x) = -(x^{2} - 2x + 1 - 1) = -(x - 1)^{2} + 1\).
Use the substitution \(t = x - 1\), so that \(x = t + 1\) and \(dx = dt\). Rewrite the integral in terms of \(t\): \(\int (t + 1)^{2} \sqrt{1 - t^{2}} \, dt\).
Expand \((t + 1)^{2}\) to \(t^{2} + 2t + 1\) and write the integral as \(\int (t^{2} + 2t + 1) \sqrt{1 - t^{2}} \, dt\).
Split the integral into three separate integrals: \(\int t^{2} \sqrt{1 - t^{2}} \, dt + 2 \int t \sqrt{1 - t^{2}} \, dt + \int \sqrt{1 - t^{2}} \, dt\), each of which can be found in standard integral tables or solved using further substitution.

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Substitution Method

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