Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Techniques of Integration - 7.5 Strategy for Integration - 7.5 Exercises - Page 548: 50

Answer

$$-\frac{4x^2+1}{2x}+C$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$ \int \frac{d x}{x^2 \sqrt{4 x^2+1}} $$ Let $$2 x=\tan \theta \Rightarrow x=\frac{1}{2} \tan \theta, \\d x=\frac{1}{2} \sec ^2 \theta d \theta $$ Then \begin{aligned} \int \frac{d x}{x^2 \sqrt{4 x^2+1}} &=\int \frac{\frac{1}{2} \sec ^2 \theta d \theta}{\frac{1}{2} \tan^2 \theta \sec \theta}\\ &=\int \frac{\sec \theta}{\tan^2 \theta} d \theta\\ &=\int \frac{1}{\cos \theta}\frac{\cos^2\theta}{\sin^2\theta}d\theta\\ &= \int \sin^{-2}\theta \cos \theta d\theta\\ &= -(\sin \theta)^{-1}+C\\ &= \frac{-1}{\sin \theta}+C\\ &= -\csc \theta +C \\ &= -\frac{4x^2+1}{2x}+C \end{aligned}
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