Problem

Evaluate the integral $\int_{1}^{\sqrt{2}} \frac{s^{2}+\sqrt{s}}{s^{2}} d s$

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Final Answer: \(\boxed{-3 + \sqrt{2} + 2\cdot2^{1/4}}\)

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Step 1 :Given the integral \(\int_{1}^{\sqrt{2}} \frac{s^{2}+\sqrt{s}}{s^{2}} d s\)

Step 2 :Simplify the integral by dividing each term in the numerator by \(s^{2}\), resulting in \(\int_{1}^{\sqrt{2}} (1 + \frac{1}{\sqrt{s}}) ds\)

Step 3 :Break the integral into two simpler integrals: \(\int_{1}^{\sqrt{2}} ds + \int_{1}^{\sqrt{2}} \frac{1}{\sqrt{s}} ds\)

Step 4 :Evaluate the first integral to get \([\sqrt{2} - 1]\)

Step 5 :Evaluate the second integral to get \([2\sqrt{s}]_{1}^{\sqrt{2}}\)

Step 6 :Add these two results together to get the final answer: \(-3 + \sqrt{2} + 2\cdot2^{1/4}\)

Step 7 :Final Answer: \(\boxed{-3 + \sqrt{2} + 2\cdot2^{1/4}}\)

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