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"default": "\\frac{2}{7}x^{\\frac{7}{2}}-\\frac{4}{3}x^{\\frac{3}{2}}+C",
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"title": "$$\\int\\:\\left(x^{2}-2\\right)\\sqrt{x}dx=\\frac{2}{7}x^{\\frac{7}{2}}-\\frac{4}{3}x^{\\frac{3}{2}}+C$$",
"input": "\\int\\:\\left(x^{2}-2\\right)\\sqrt{x}dx",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Expand $$\\left(x^{2}-2\\right)\\sqrt{x}:{\\quad}x^{\\frac{5}{2}}-2\\sqrt{x}$$",
"input": "\\left(x^{2}-2\\right)\\sqrt{x}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\sqrt{x}\\left(x^{2}-2\\right)"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the distributive law: $$a\\left(b-c\\right)=ab-ac$$",
"secondary": [
"$$a=\\sqrt{x},\\:b=x^{2},\\:c=2$$"
],
"result": "=\\sqrt{x}x^{2}-\\sqrt{x}\\cdot\\:2",
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"type": "step",
"result": "=x^{2}\\sqrt{x}-2\\sqrt{x}"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$x^{2}\\sqrt{x}=x^{\\frac{5}{2}}$$",
"input": "x^{2}\\sqrt{x}",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply exponent rule: $$a^b\\cdot\\:a^c=a^{b+c}$$",
"secondary": [
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"title": "Join $$2+\\frac{1}{2}:{\\quad}\\frac{5}{2}$$",
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"primary": "Convert element to fraction: $$2=\\frac{2\\cdot\\:2}{2}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{2\\cdot\\:2}{2}+\\frac{1}{2}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions: $$\\frac{a}{c}\\pm\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\pm\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{2\\cdot\\:2+1}{2}"
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"title": "$$2\\cdot\\:2+1=5$$",
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"result": "=\\int\\:x^{\\frac{5}{2}}dx-\\int\\:2\\sqrt{x}dx"
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"title": "$$\\int\\:x^{\\frac{5}{2}}dx=\\frac{2}{7}x^{\\frac{7}{2}}$$",
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"primary": "Apply the Power Rule: $$\\int{x^{a}}dx=\\frac{x^{a+1}}{a+1},\\:\\quad\\:a\\neq{-1}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{x^{\\frac{5}{2}+1}}{\\frac{5}{2}+1}"
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"result": "=\\frac{x^{\\frac{7}{2}}\\cdot\\:2}{7}"
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"primary": "Apply the Power Rule: $$\\int{x^{a}}dx=\\frac{x^{a+1}}{a+1},\\:\\quad\\:a\\neq{-1}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{x^{\\frac{1}{2}+1}}{\\frac{1}{2}+1}"
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"result": "=\\frac{x^{\\frac{3}{2}}\\cdot\\:2}{3}"
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Solution
Solution
Solution steps
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