Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.5 - Strategy for Integration - 7.5 Exercises - Page 507: 16

Answer

$$\int_{0}^{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}}\frac{x^{2}}{\sqrt{1-x^{2}}}dx=\frac{\pi}{8}-\frac{1}{4}$$

Work Step by Step

$$let\,x=sin\,t,\,dx=cos\,t\,dt(t\in [0,\frac{\pi}{4}])$$ $$\int_{0}^{\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}}\frac{x^{2}}{\sqrt{1-x^{2}}}dx=\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{4}}\frac{sin^{2}t\,cos\,t}{\sqrt{1-sin^{2}t}}dt$$ $$=\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{4}}sin^{2}t\,dt=\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{4}}\frac{1-cos\,2t}{2}dt$$ $$=\frac{1}{2}\left [t-\frac{1}{2}sin\,2t \right ]_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{4}}$$ $$=\frac{\pi}{8}-\frac{1}{4}$$
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