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Evaluate x
x^(2) √((x^3+9))with subsititution using u=x^3+9

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It sounds like you're talking about an integral, namely


\displaystyle\int x^2√(x^3+9)\,\mathrm dx

Substitute u = x ³ + 9, so that du = 3x ² dx. Then


\displaystyle\int x^2√(x^3+9)\,\mathrm dx=\frac13\int√(u)\,\mathrm du=\frac13*\frac23u^(\frac32)+C=\boxed{\frac29(x^3+9)^(\frac32)+C}

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