
Doug C. answered 03/20/24
Math Tutor with Reputation to make difficult concepts understandable
Here is a hint to get you started.
Let u = x1/2
x = u2
dx = 2udu
After u-substitution:
-6 ∫ (2u/[u(u2+1)] du; with the u canceling out:
-12 ∫ du/(u2+1)
So the antiderivative is:
-12 arctan(√x)
Now you want to do something like:
limt->0+ [-12arctan(√x)|t1 + (similar for 1 to infinity).