Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Integration Techniques - 7.8 Improper Integrals - 7.8 Exercises - Page 579: 49

Answer

$$\pi $$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_{ - 2}^2 {\frac{{dp}}{{\sqrt {4 - {p^2}} }}} \cr & {\text{The integrand is not continuous at }}x = \pm 2,{\text{ then}} \cr & \int_{ - 2}^2 {\frac{{dp}}{{\sqrt {4 - {p^2}} }}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to - {2^ + }} \int_a^0 {\frac{{dp}}{{\sqrt {4 - {p^2}} }}} + \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {2^ - }} \int_0^b {\frac{{dp}}{{\sqrt {4 - {p^2}} }}} \cr & {\text{Integrating}} \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to - {2^ + }} \left[ {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{p}{2}} \right)} \right]_a^0 + \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {2^ - }} \left[ {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{p}{2}} \right)} \right]_0^b \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to - {2^ + }} \left[ {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( 0 \right) - {{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{a}{2}} \right)} \right] + \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {2^ - }} \left[ {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{b}{2}} \right) - {{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{0}{2}} \right)} \right] \cr & = - \mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to - {2^ + }} \left[ {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{a}{2}} \right)} \right] + \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {2^ - }} \left[ {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{b}{2}} \right)} \right] \cr & {\text{Evaluating the limit}} \cr & = - \left[ {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{{ - 2}}{2}} \right)} \right] + \left[ {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{2}{2}} \right)} \right] \cr & = \frac{\pi }{2} + \frac{\pi }{2} \cr & = \pi \cr} $$
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