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Let u²=1+x², then 2udu=2xdx, udu=xdx.

x⁴=u⁴-2u²+1

∫√(1+x²)x⁵dx=∫√(1+x²)x⁴xdx=∫u(u⁴-2u²+1)udu.

∫(u⁶-2u⁴+u²)du=u⁷/7-2u⁵/5+u³/3+c=

√(1+x²)((1+x²)³/7-2(1+x²)²/5+(1+x²)/3)+c, where c is integration constant.

∫secxdx=∫(secx(secx+tanx)/(secx+tanx))dx=

∫(sec²x+secxtanx)/(secx+tanx).dx=

ln|A(secx+tanx)| where A is constant.

[If u=(secx+tanx), then du=(secxtanx+sec²x)dx=usecxdx, secxdx=du/u which when integrated is ln|u|.]

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