Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 6 - Exponential, Logarithmic, And Inverse Trigonometric Functions - 6.7 Derivatives And Integrals Involving Inverse Trigonometric Functions - Exercises Set 6.7 - Page 470: 44

Answer

$$ - \frac{\pi }{6}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_{\ln 2}^{\ln \left( {2/\sqrt 3 } \right)} {\frac{{{e^{ - x}}dx}}{{\sqrt {1 - {e^{ - 2x}}} }}} \cr & or \cr & \int_{\ln 2}^{\ln \left( {2/\sqrt 3 } \right)} {\frac{{{e^{ - x}}dx}}{{\sqrt {1 - {{\left( {{e^{ - x}}} \right)}^2}} }}} \cr & {\text{substitute }}u = {e^{ - x}},{\text{ }}du = - {e^{ - x}}dx \cr & {\text{With this substitution}}{\text{,}} \cr & {\text{if }}x = \ln \left( {2/\sqrt 3 } \right),{\text{ }}u = {e^{ - \ln \left( {2/\sqrt 3 } \right)}} = \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2} \cr & {\text{if }}x = \ln 2,{\text{ }}u = {e^{ - \ln 2}} = \frac{1}{2} \cr & {\text{so}} \cr & \int_{\ln 2}^{\ln \left( {2/\sqrt 3 } \right)} {\frac{{{e^{ - x}}dx}}{{\sqrt {1 - {{\left( {{e^{ - x}}} \right)}^2}} }}} = - \int_{1/2}^{\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}} {\frac{1}{{\sqrt {1 - {u^2}} }}} du \cr & {\text{find the antiderivative}} \cr & = \left. {\left( {{{\cos }^{ - 1}}u} \right)} \right|_{1/2}^{\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}} \cr & {\text{part 1 of fundamental theorem of calculus}} \cr & = {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}} \right) - {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right) \cr & {\text{simplify}} \cr & = {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}} \right) - {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right) \cr & = \frac{\pi }{6} - \frac{\pi }{3} \cr & = - \frac{\pi }{6} \cr} $$
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