Question
Evaluate the following integrals:
$\int\sqrt{2\text{ax}-\text{x}^2}\text{dx}$

Answer

Let $\text{I}=\int\sqrt{2\text{ax}-\text{x}^2}\text{dx}$
$=\int\sqrt{\text{a}^2+2\text{ax}-\text{x}^2-\text{a}^2}\text{dx}$
$=\int\sqrt{\text{a}^2-(\text{x}^2-2\text{ax}+\text{a}^2)}\text{dx}$
$=\int\sqrt{\text{a}^2-(\text{x}-\text{a})^2}\text{dx}$
$=\Big(\frac{\text{x}-\text{a}}{2}\Big)\sqrt{2\text{ax}-\text{x}^2}+\frac{\text{a}^2}{2}\sin^{-1}\Big(\frac{\text{x}-\text{a}}{\text{a}}\Big)+\text{C}$

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