Problem

Evaluate the integral.
\[
\int \frac{4}{\sqrt{x}(1+4 \sqrt{x})^{7}} d x
\]
\[
\int \frac{4}{\sqrt{x}(1+4 \sqrt{x})^{7}} d x=
\]

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Finally, we check that this result satisfies the requirements of the problem. It is in simplest form, and it is the antiderivative of the original integrand, so it is the correct solution.

Steps

Step 1 :First, we can make a substitution to simplify the integral. Let \(u = 1 + 4\sqrt{x}\). Then, \(du = 2dx/\sqrt{x}\).

Step 2 :Substituting these into the integral, we get \(\int \frac{2}{u^{7}} du\).

Step 3 :This is a standard form of integral. The antiderivative of \(u^{-n}\) is \(-\frac{1}{(n-1)u^{n-1}}\), for \(n \neq 1\).

Step 4 :So, the antiderivative of \(2u^{-7}\) is \(-\frac{2}{6u^{6}} = -\frac{1}{3u^{6}}\).

Step 5 :Substituting back for \(u\), we get \(-\frac{1}{3(1 + 4\sqrt{x})^{6}}\).

Step 6 :So, the integral of \(\frac{4}{\sqrt{x}(1+4 \sqrt{x})^{7}} dx\) is \(-\frac{1}{3(1 + 4\sqrt{x})^{6}} + C\), where \(C\) is the constant of integration.

Step 7 :Finally, we check that this result satisfies the requirements of the problem. It is in simplest form, and it is the antiderivative of the original integrand, so it is the correct solution.

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