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Grade 11Integral Calculus

find the length of the curve y=(1/3)(x^2+2)^3/2 ?

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12 Years agoGrade 11
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12 Years ago
Length : root ( dy^2 + dx^2) and then its integral..
dL = dx * root (dy/dx^2 + 1)
dL = dx * root ( x^4 + 2x^2 + 1)
dL = dx * (x^2 + 1)
Integrate it and now put the limits. This is the answer
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Bharat Bajaj
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IIT Delhi