Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 7 - Techniques of Integration - 7.1 Integration by Parts - 7.1 Exercises - Page 516: 30

Answer

$\displaystyle\frac{\pi}{2\sqrt{3}} - \frac{π}{4}+\frac{1}{2}\ln(2) ≈ 0.468075$

Work Step by Step

$\displaystyle\int_1^\sqrt{3}\tan^{-1}(\frac{1}{x})dx = \int_1^\sqrt{3}\tan^{-1}(1)(\frac{1}{x})dx$ __________________________________ Let $g' = 1$ and $f = \displaystyle \tan^{-1}(\frac{1}{x})$ thus $g = x$ and $f' = \displaystyle \frac {x}{1+x^2}$ __________________________________ $(\displaystyle x\tan^{-1}(\frac{1}{x}))|_1^\sqrt{3} - \int_1^\sqrt{3}\frac {x}{1+x^2}dx, $ let $u = x^2+1 $ and $du=2x$ $dx$ $\displaystyle [\sqrt{3}\tan^{-1}(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}})-(1)\tan^{-1}(1)] - \frac {1}{2}\int_2^4\frac{du}{u}$ $\displaystyle \sqrt{3}(\frac{π}{6})-\frac{π}{4}-\frac{1}{2}(\ln|u|)|_2^4$ $\displaystyle \frac{\pi \cdot \sqrt{3}}{2\cdot3}-\frac {\pi}{4}-\frac{1}{2}\ln|1+x^2|_1^\sqrt{3}$ $\displaystyle \frac{\pi}{2\sqrt{3}}-\frac {\pi}{4}-\frac{1}{2}[\ln(4)-\ln(2)]$ $\displaystyle\frac{\pi}{2\sqrt{3}} - \frac{π}{4}+\frac{1}{2}\ln(2) ≈ 0.468075$
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