Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Techniques of Integration - 7.5 Strategy for Integration - 7.5 Exercises - Page 548: 35

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Given $$\int_{-\pi / 2}^{\pi / 2} \frac{x}{1+\cos ^{2} x} d x$$ Consider $f(x) = \dfrac{x}{1+\cos ^{2} x} $ , since \begin{aligned} f(-x)&= \dfrac{-x}{1+\cos ^{2} (-x)}\\ &= \dfrac{x}{1+\cos ^{2} x}\\ &=-f(x) \end{aligned} Then $f(x) $ is odd function , apply the rule $$\int_{-a}^{a}f(x) dx = 0 ,\ \ \ \text{when }\ f(x) \ \text{odd}$$ Hence $$\int_{-\pi / 2}^{\pi / 2} \frac{x}{1+\cos ^{2} x} d x=0$$
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