x = sec θ dx = sec θ*tan θ dθ
∫ sec^3( θ ) √[ sec^2θ - 1 ] secθ*tanθ dθ =
∫ sec^3( θ ) √ [ tan^2θ ] secθ*tanθ dθ =
∫ sec^3( θ ) √ [ tanθ ] secθ*tanθ dθ =
∫ sec^4 θ * tan^2θ dθ
∫ [sec^2 θ] * [sec^2 θ] * tan^2θ dθ =
∫ tan^2θ * [ tan^2θ + 1] [sec^2 θ] dθ =
∫ [ tan^4θ + tan^2θ ] [sec^2 θ] dθ =
∫ [ tanθ ]^4 * [sec^2 θ] dθ + ∫ [ tanθ ]^2 * [sec^2 θ] dθ =
(1/5) [ tanθ ]^5 + (1/3) [tanθ ]^3 + C
Now x = sec θ ...so.... x^2 = sec^2θ = 1 + [ tanθ]^2 →
x^2 - 1 = [tanθ]^2 ...so......
[x^2 - 1]^(5/2) = [ [tanθ]^2 ] ^(5/2) = [ tanθ ]^5
And
[x^2 - 1]^(3/2) = [ [tanθ]^2 ] ^(3/2) = [ tanθ ]^3
So we have
∫ x^3 √[ x^2 - 1 ] dx =
(1/5)[x^2 - 1]^(5/2) + (1/3)[x^2 - 1]^(3/2) + C
Proof :
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=derivative++(1%2F5)%5Bx%5E2++-+1%5D%5E(5%2F2)++%2B+(1%2F3)%5Bx%5E2++-+1%5D%5E(3%2F2)+++%2B+C