Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Inverse Functions - Review - Exercises - Page 506: 96

Answer

\[\frac{π}{4}\]

Work Step by Step

Let \[I=\int_{0}^{\frac{π}{2}}\frac{\cos x}{1+\sin^2 x}\,dx\] Put \[t=\sin x\;\;\;...(1)\] \[\Rightarrow dt=\cos x\,dx\] At $x=0\Rightarrow t=0$ and at $x=\frac{π}{2}\Rightarrow t=1$ \[I=\int_{0}^{1}\frac{dt}{1+t^2}\] \[\Rightarrow I=\left[\tan^{-1} (t)\right]_{0}^{1}\] \[\Rightarrow I=\tan^{-1} (1)-\tan^{-1} (0)\] \[\Rightarrow I=\frac{π}{4}\] Hence , \[\int_{0}^{\frac{π}{2}}\frac{\cos x}{1+\sin^2 x}\,dx=\frac{π}{4}\]
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