Integral SMT Intermediate
2014


Problem - 4591

Compute the value of $$\int_0^2\sqrt{\frac{4-x}{x}}-\sqrt{\frac{x}{4-x}}dx$$


Recall that the derivative of a square root will produce its reciprocal, i.e. $(\sqrt{x})'=-\frac{1}{2}\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}$. It can be find by trying that 

$$f(x)=\sqrt{x}\sqrt{4-x} \implies f'(x)=\frac{1}{2}\left(\sqrt{\frac{4-x}{x}}-\sqrt{\frac{x}{4-x}}\right)$$

Therefore, the given integral must equal

$$2\sqrt{x}\sqrt{4-x}|_0^2=\boxed{4}$$

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