Integral of $$$\frac{x}{\sqrt{4 - 5 x}}$$$
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Find $$$\int \frac{x}{\sqrt{4 - 5 x}}\, dx$$$.
Solution
Let $$$u=4 - 5 x$$$.
Then $$$du=\left(4 - 5 x\right)^{\prime }dx = - 5 dx$$$ (steps can be seen »), and we have that $$$dx = - \frac{du}{5}$$$.
The integral can be rewritten as
$${\color{red}{\int{\frac{x}{\sqrt{4 - 5 x}} d x}}} = {\color{red}{\int{\frac{u - 4}{25 \sqrt{u}} d u}}}$$
Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\int c f{\left(u \right)}\, du = c \int f{\left(u \right)}\, du$$$ with $$$c=\frac{1}{25}$$$ and $$$f{\left(u \right)} = \frac{u - 4}{\sqrt{u}}$$$:
$${\color{red}{\int{\frac{u - 4}{25 \sqrt{u}} d u}}} = {\color{red}{\left(\frac{\int{\frac{u - 4}{\sqrt{u}} d u}}{25}\right)}}$$
Expand the expression:
$$\frac{{\color{red}{\int{\frac{u - 4}{\sqrt{u}} d u}}}}{25} = \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\left(\sqrt{u} - \frac{4}{\sqrt{u}}\right)d u}}}}{25}$$
Integrate term by term:
$$\frac{{\color{red}{\int{\left(\sqrt{u} - \frac{4}{\sqrt{u}}\right)d u}}}}{25} = \frac{{\color{red}{\left(- \int{\frac{4}{\sqrt{u}} d u} + \int{\sqrt{u} d u}\right)}}}{25}$$
Apply the power rule $$$\int u^{n}\, du = \frac{u^{n + 1}}{n + 1}$$$ $$$\left(n \neq -1 \right)$$$ with $$$n=\frac{1}{2}$$$:
$$- \frac{\int{\frac{4}{\sqrt{u}} d u}}{25} + \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\sqrt{u} d u}}}}{25}=- \frac{\int{\frac{4}{\sqrt{u}} d u}}{25} + \frac{{\color{red}{\int{u^{\frac{1}{2}} d u}}}}{25}=- \frac{\int{\frac{4}{\sqrt{u}} d u}}{25} + \frac{{\color{red}{\frac{u^{\frac{1}{2} + 1}}{\frac{1}{2} + 1}}}}{25}=- \frac{\int{\frac{4}{\sqrt{u}} d u}}{25} + \frac{{\color{red}{\left(\frac{2 u^{\frac{3}{2}}}{3}\right)}}}{25}$$
Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\int c f{\left(u \right)}\, du = c \int f{\left(u \right)}\, du$$$ with $$$c=4$$$ and $$$f{\left(u \right)} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{u}}$$$:
$$\frac{2 u^{\frac{3}{2}}}{75} - \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\frac{4}{\sqrt{u}} d u}}}}{25} = \frac{2 u^{\frac{3}{2}}}{75} - \frac{{\color{red}{\left(4 \int{\frac{1}{\sqrt{u}} d u}\right)}}}{25}$$
Apply the power rule $$$\int u^{n}\, du = \frac{u^{n + 1}}{n + 1}$$$ $$$\left(n \neq -1 \right)$$$ with $$$n=- \frac{1}{2}$$$:
$$\frac{2 u^{\frac{3}{2}}}{75} - \frac{4 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{\sqrt{u}} d u}}}}{25}=\frac{2 u^{\frac{3}{2}}}{75} - \frac{4 {\color{red}{\int{u^{- \frac{1}{2}} d u}}}}{25}=\frac{2 u^{\frac{3}{2}}}{75} - \frac{4 {\color{red}{\frac{u^{- \frac{1}{2} + 1}}{- \frac{1}{2} + 1}}}}{25}=\frac{2 u^{\frac{3}{2}}}{75} - \frac{4 {\color{red}{\left(2 u^{\frac{1}{2}}\right)}}}{25}=\frac{2 u^{\frac{3}{2}}}{75} - \frac{4 {\color{red}{\left(2 \sqrt{u}\right)}}}{25}$$
Recall that $$$u=4 - 5 x$$$:
$$- \frac{8 \sqrt{{\color{red}{u}}}}{25} + \frac{2 {\color{red}{u}}^{\frac{3}{2}}}{75} = - \frac{8 \sqrt{{\color{red}{\left(4 - 5 x\right)}}}}{25} + \frac{2 {\color{red}{\left(4 - 5 x\right)}}^{\frac{3}{2}}}{75}$$
Therefore,
$$\int{\frac{x}{\sqrt{4 - 5 x}} d x} = \frac{2 \left(4 - 5 x\right)^{\frac{3}{2}}}{75} - \frac{8 \sqrt{4 - 5 x}}{25}$$
Simplify:
$$\int{\frac{x}{\sqrt{4 - 5 x}} d x} = \frac{2 \sqrt{4 - 5 x} \left(- 5 x - 8\right)}{75}$$
Add the constant of integration:
$$\int{\frac{x}{\sqrt{4 - 5 x}} d x} = \frac{2 \sqrt{4 - 5 x} \left(- 5 x - 8\right)}{75}+C$$
Answer
$$$\int \frac{x}{\sqrt{4 - 5 x}}\, dx = \frac{2 \sqrt{4 - 5 x} \left(- 5 x - 8\right)}{75} + C$$$A