Solution: \begin{align*}
&& x &= \cosh y \\
\Rightarrow && x &= \tfrac12 (e^y + e^{-y} ) \\
\Rightarrow && 0 &= e^{2y} - 2xe^y + 1 \\
\Rightarrow && e^y &= \frac{2x \pm \sqrt{4x^2-4}}{2} \\
&&&= x \pm \sqrt{x^2-1} \\
\Rightarrow &&e^y &= x + \sqrt{x^2-1} \tag{by convention \(\cosh^{-1} > 0\)} \\
\Rightarrow && y &= \ln (x + \sqrt{x^2-1})
\end{align*}
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\begin{align*}
&& A &= 4 \left ( \int_0^3 \frac15\sqrt{16+x^2} \d x - \int_{2\sqrt{2}}^3\sqrt{x^2-8} \d x \right) \\
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x = 4\sinh u: && \int_0^3 \sqrt{4^2+x^2} \d x &= \int_{u=0}^{u=\sinh^{-1}(3/4)} \sqrt{4^2 (1+\sinh^2 u)} 4 \cosh u \d u \\
&&&= \int_0^{\sinh^{-1}(3/4)} 16 \cosh^{2}u \d u \\
&&&= 8\int_0^{\sinh^{-1}(3/4)} (1+\cosh 2u) \d u \\
&&&= 8 \left[u + \frac12 \sinh 2u\right]_0^{\sinh^{-1}(3/4)} \\
&&&= 8 \left (\sinh^{-1}(3/4) + \frac12 \sinh \left ( 2 \sinh^{-1}(3/4) \right) \right) \\
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&& \sinh^{-1}(3/4) &= \ln\left ( \frac34 + \sqrt{\left ( \frac{3}{4} \right)^2 + 1} \right) \\
&&&= \ln \left ( \frac34 +\frac{5}{4} \right) \\
&&&= \ln 2 \\
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\Rightarrow && \int_0^3 \sqrt{4^2+x^2} \d x &= 8 \ln 2 + 4 \left ( \frac{e^{2 \ln 2} - e^{-2\ln2}}{2} \right) \\
&&&= 8 \ln 2 + 2 \cdot 4 - 2\cdot \frac{1}{4} \\
&&&= 8 \ln 2 + \frac{15}{2}
\end{align*}
\begin{align*}
x = 2\sqrt{2} \cosh u: && \int_{2\sqrt{2}}^3\sqrt{x^2-8} \d x &= \int_{u=0}^{u = \cosh^{-1} \frac{3}{2\sqrt{2}}} \sqrt{8(\cosh^2 u - 1)} 2 \sqrt{2} \sinh u \d u \\
&&&= \int_0^{ \cosh^{-1} \frac{3}{2\sqrt{2}}} 8\sinh^2 u \d u \\
&&&= 4 \int_0^{ \cosh^{-1} \frac{3}{2\sqrt{2}}} 2\sinh^2 u \d u \\
&&&= 4 \int_0^{ \cosh^{-1} \frac{3}{2\sqrt{2}}} \cosh 2 u -1 \d u \\
&&&= 4 \left [\frac12 \sinh 2u - u \right]_0^{ \cosh^{-1} \frac{3}{2\sqrt{2}}} \\
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&& \cosh^{-1} \frac{3}{2\sqrt{2}} &= \ln \left ( \frac{3}{2\sqrt{2}} + \sqrt{\left ( \frac{3}{2\sqrt{2}} \right)^2-1} \right) \\
&&&= \ln \left ( \frac{3}{2\sqrt{2}} + \sqrt{\frac{9}{8} - 1} \right) \\
&&&= \ln \left ( \frac{3}{2\sqrt{2}} + \sqrt{\frac{1}{8} } \right) \\
&&&= \ln \frac{4}{2\sqrt{2}} \\
&&&= \frac12 \ln 2 \\
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&& \int_{2\sqrt{2}}^3\sqrt{x^2-8} \d x &= 4 \left ( \frac12 \frac{e^{\ln2} - e^{-\ln2}}{2} - \frac12 \ln 2\right) \\
&&&= 2 - \frac12 -2 \ln 2 \\
&&&= \frac32 - 2 \ln 2
\end{align*}
\begin{align*}
A &= 4 \left (\frac15\left(8\ln 2 + \frac{15}2 \right)- \left ( \frac32 - 2 \ln 2\right)\right) \\
&=4\cdot \left( \frac{8}{5} + 2 \right) \ln 2 \\
&= \frac{72}{5} \ln 2
\end{align*}