Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - The Substitution Rule - 5.5 Exercises - Page 419: 57

Answer

$\frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3}-1$

Work Step by Step

$\int_{0}^{\pi/6}\frac{sin~t}{cos^2~t}~dt$ Let $u = cos~t$ $\frac{du}{dt} = -sin~t$ $dt = -\frac{du}{sin~t}$ When $t = 0$, then $u = 1$ When $t = \frac{\pi}{6}$, then $u = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ $\int_{1}^{\sqrt{3}/2}\frac{sin~t}{u^2}\cdot (-\frac{du}{sin~t})$ $\int_{1}^{\sqrt{3}/2}-\frac{du}{u^2}$ $= \frac{1}{u}~\vert_{1}^{\sqrt{3}/2}$ $= \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}-\frac{1}{1}$ $= \frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3}-1$
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