Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.5 - Strategy for Integration - 7.5 Exercises - Page 508: 51

Answer

$$\int \frac{1}{x\sqrt{4x^{2}+1}}dx=ln\left | \frac{\sqrt{4x^{2}+1}}{2x} -\frac{1}{2x} \right |+C$$

Work Step by Step

$$let\ x=\frac{1}{2}tan\,t,\,dx=\frac{1}{2}sec^{2}t\,dt$$ $$\int \frac{1}{x\sqrt{4x^{2}+1}}dx=\int \frac{sec^{2}}{tant\sqrt{tan^{2}t+1}}dt$$ $$=\int \frac{sect}{tant}dt=\int csc\,t\,dt$$ $$=ln\left | csc\,t-cot\,t \right |+C$$ $$=ln\left | \frac{\sqrt{4x^{2}+1}}{2x} -\frac{1}{2x} \right |+C$$
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