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Questions 6 (Hints and solutions start on page
.)
Q 3.10
Rewrite each of the following in one of the forms
X
2
+
A
2
,
X
2
-
A
2
,
A
2
-
X
2
, -
X
2
-
A
2
or ±
X
2
by completing the square.
9
x
2
+ 6
x
+ 5, 4
x
2
- 4
x
- 3, 9
x
2
- 12
x
+ 4
4
x
- 2
x
2
, 2 - 4
x
- 4
x
2
,
x
2
+
x
+ 2
Now work out the integrals
,
,
Ian Craw 2000-01-20