The problem asks to evaluate the integral:

$\int_0^1 x^{\frac{3}{2}} \left( 1 - x^{\frac{1}{2}} \right)^{\frac{1}{2}} \, dx.$

Let's go through the steps to solve this integral:

Step 1: Substitution

We notice that the term $x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ appears inside the expression, which suggests using a substitution to simplify the integral.

Let: $u = x^{\frac{1}{2}},$ so that: $du = \frac{1}{2}x^{-\frac{1}{2}} dx \quad \text{or equivalently} \quad dx = 2u \, du.$

Also, since $u = x^{\frac{1}{2}}$, when $x = 0$, $u = 0$, and when $x = 1$, $u = 1$.

Now substitute these into the integral:

$\int_0^1 x^{\frac{3}{2}} \left( 1 - x^{\frac{1}{2}} \right)^{\frac{1}{2}} \, dx = \int_0^1 u^3 (1 - u)^{\frac{1}{2}} 2u \, du.$

Step 2: Simplification

Simplifying the expression: $= 2 \int_0^1 u^4 (1 - u)^{\frac{1}{2}} \, du.$

Step 3: Beta Function Representation

This integral now has the form of a Beta function: $\int_0^1 u^{m-1}(1 - u)^{n-1} \, du = B(m, n) = \frac{\Gamma(m)\Gamma(n)}{\Gamma(m + n)},$ where $m = 5$ and $n = \frac{3}{2}$.

Thus, we can write the integral as: $2 \cdot B(5, \frac{3}{2}) = 2 \cdot \frac{\Gamma(5)\Gamma\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)}{\Gamma\left(5 + \frac{3}{2}\right)}.$

Step 4: Gamma Function Evaluation

We now need to evaluate the Gamma functions.

• $\Gamma(5) = 4! = 24$.
• $\Gamma\left(\frac{3}{2}\right) = \frac{1}{2} \Gamma\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) = \frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\pi}$ (since $\Gamma\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) = \sqrt{\pi}$).
• $\Gamma\left(5 + \frac{3}{2}\right) = \Gamma\left(\frac{13}{2}\right)$.

Using the property $\Gamma\left(n + \frac{1}{2}\right) = \frac{(2n)!}{4^n n!} \sqrt{\pi}$, we can calculate $\Gamma\left(\frac{13}{2}\right)$.

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Related Questions:

1. What is the Beta function and how is it used in integral evaluation?
2. How does the substitution $u = x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ simplify integrals with square roots?
3. What are the properties of the Gamma function used in integral calculus?
4. How do you apply the Beta function to general integrals?
5. Can the same approach work for different limits of integration?

Tip:

Using known functions like Beta and Gamma can simplify complex integrals, especially when they involve powers and square roots.