How to integrate $\sqrt{x^2 + y^2 + 1}$, the easy way?

I know you can change to polar coordinates but then you still have to integrate $\sqrt{1+r^2}$ which is still non-trivial.

I remember there being some trigonometric substitution, possibly hyperbolic (not sure!) that made life much easier.

Anyone has any idea?

1 Answer

No, you don't have to integrate $\sqrt{1+r^2}$. What you have to integrate is $r\sqrt{1+r^2}$, which is quite simple, where the first $r$ is the area element in polar coordinates.