Integral of \( \displaystyle x^{\frac{3}{2}} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} \)
Problem 4.198 · medium
Find \( \displaystyle \int x^{\frac{3}{2}} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} \, dx \). (Omit the constant of integration.)
- \[ \int \left(x^{\frac{3}{2}} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\right)\, dx \]integralStart with the integral of the given expression.✓ Proved
- \[ = - \int \frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\, dx + \int x^{\frac{3}{2}}\, dx \]linearity rewriteSplit the integral into two parts. Rewrite the square root using a fractional exponent.✓ Proved
- \[ = \frac{2 x^{\frac{5}{2}}}{5} - 2 \sqrt{x} \]antiderivative simplifyApply the power rule for integration to both terms. Simplify the coefficients.✓ Proved
Answer \( \frac{2 \sqrt{x} \left(x^{2} - 5\right)}{5} + C \)
✓ Nihil obstat Every line of this solution was proved by the computer algebra system SymPy. The answer was also checked a second way, without looking at the solution. Reviewers found nothing wrong with the explanation.
The full receipt
| Line | Status | Checked by | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | line 1 is the problem as stated |
| 2 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where x = 0 |
| 3 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where x = 0 |
| 4 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 undefined where x = 0 |
| 5 | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| answer | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | final line against the stated answer: simplify(a - b) reduced to 0 |
| answer, a second way | ✓ Proved | sympy 1.14.0 | SymPy differentiated the stated antiderivative back to the integrand |
Reviewers
gpt-oss:20b: passqwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly applies the linearity of integration, rewrites the radical term, applies the power rule for antiderivatives, and simplifies the coefficients. Each step changes only one aspect of the expression and uses valid labels from the provided vocabulary.
Every verdict on record (4)
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-29 — The solution correctly applies the linearity of integration, rewrites the radical term, applies the power rule for antiderivatives, and simplifies the coefficients. Each step changes only one aspect of the expression and uses valid labels from the provided vocabulary.gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-29qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-29 — The solution correctly applies the linearity of integration, rewrites the radical as a fractional exponent, applies the power rule for antiderivatives, and simplifies the coefficients. Each step changes only one aspect of the expression and uses valid labels from the vocabulary.gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-29
Proved: SymPy reduced the difference between the two sides to zero. Checked independently: a separate
method, named above, confirmed it. Checked numerically: the two sides agree at every sampled point, which is evidence,
not proof. Reviewed: a model or a person read it; that is all a sentence can have. Solution by
gemma4:26b, checked 2026-09-29 with SymPy 1.14.0.