Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7 - Section 7.3 - Trigonometric Substitution - 7.3 Exercises - Page 491: 1

Answer

$\int \frac{dx}{x^{2}\sqrt{4-x^{2}}}=-\frac{\sqrt{4-x^{2}}}{4x}+C$

Work Step by Step

$$Let\ x=2\sin\,u,dx=2\cos\,u\,du,cot\,u=\frac{\sqrt{4-x^{2}}}{x}$$ $$\int \frac{dx}{x^{2}\sqrt{4-x^{2}}}=\int \frac{2\cos\,u\,du}{(2\sin\,u)^{2}\sqrt{4-(2\sin\,u)^{2}}}$$ $$=\int \frac{2\cos\,u}{4\sin^{2}u\,2\cos\,u}\,du=\frac{1}{4}\int \csc^{2}u\,du$$ $$=-\frac{1}{4}\cot\,u+C=-\frac{\sqrt{4-x^{2}}}{4x}+C$$
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