Cho hàm số f(x) thỏa mãn f'(x) = ax^2 + b/ x^3, f'(1) = 2, f(1/2) = -1/12
Đặt \(t = \sqrt {x + 1} > 1 \Rightarrow {t^2} = x + 1 \Rightarrow x = {t^2} - 1\)
\[ \Rightarrow f'\left( x \right) = \frac{{{t^2} - 1}}{{{t^2} - t}} = \frac{{\left( {t - 1} \right)\left( {t + 1} \right)}}{{\left( {t - 1} \right)t}} = \frac{{t + 1}}{t} = 1 + \frac{1}{t} = \frac{1}{{\sqrt {x + 1} }} + 1\]
\( \Rightarrow f\left( x \right) = \int {f'\left( x \right)} \,\,dx = \int {\left( {1 + \frac{1}{{\sqrt {x + 1} }}} \right)} \,\,{\rm{d}}x = x + \int {\frac{{{\rm{d}}\left( {x + 1} \right)}}{{\sqrt {x + 1} }}} \)\[ = x + 2\int {\frac{{{\rm{d}}\left( {x + 1} \right)}}{{2\sqrt {x + 1} }}} = x + 2\sqrt {x + 1} + C\].
Mà \(f\left( 3 \right) = 3 \Rightarrow 3 + 2 \cdot \sqrt {3 + 1} + C = 3 \Rightarrow C = - 4 \Rightarrow f\left( x \right) = x + 2\sqrt {x + 1} - 4\).
Suy ra \[\int\limits_3^8 {f\left( x \right)} \,{\rm{d}}x = \int\limits_3^8 {\left( {x + 2\sqrt {x + 1} - 4} \right)} \,{\rm{d}}x = \frac{{197}}{6}\]. Chọn B.