Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Inverse Functions - 6.6 Inverse Trigonometric Functions - 6.6 Exercises - Page 482: 62

Answer

\[\frac{π}{12}\]

Work Step by Step

Let \[I=\int_{0}^{\frac{\sqrt 3}{4}}\frac{dx}{1+16x^2}\] \[I=\frac{1}{16}\int_{0}^{\frac{\sqrt 3}{4}}\frac{dx}{x^2+\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)^2}\;\;\;...(1)\] We will use the formula \[\int\frac{dx}{x^2+a^2}=\frac{1}{a}\tan^{-1}\frac{x}{a}\;\;\;...(2)\] Using (2) in (1) \[I=\frac{1}{16}\left[4\tan^{-1}(4x)\right]_{0}^{\frac{\sqrt 3}{4}}\] \[I=\frac{1}{4}\left[\tan^{-1}(\sqrt 3)-\tan^{-1} (0)\right]\] \[I=\frac{1}{4}\left[\frac{π}{3}\right]\] Hence \[I=\frac{π}{12}\]
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