Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.7 Exercises - Page 380: 23

Answer

$\frac{\pi}{6}$

Work Step by Step

$\int_{0}^{\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}}\frac{1}{1+4x^{2}}dx$ The pattern of the denominator $1+4x^{2}$ matches the pattern for $arctan$. The formula to solve to $arctan$ is: $\int\frac{du}{a^{2}+u^{2}}=\frac{1}{a}arctan(\frac{u}{a})+C$ $u=2x$ $du=2dx$ $a=1$ $\frac{2}{2}\int_{0}^{\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}}\frac{1}{1+4x^{2}}dx$ $\frac{1}{2}\int_{0}^{\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}}2\frac{1}{1+4x^{2}}dx$ $\frac{1}{2}[\frac{1}{1}arctan(\frac{2x}{1})]_{0}^{\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}}$ $\frac{1}{2}[arctan(2(\frac{\sqrt 3}{2})-arctan(2)(0)$ $\frac{1}{2}[arctan(\sqrt 3)-arctan0]$ $\frac{1}{2}[\frac{\pi}{3}-0]$ $\frac{\pi}{6}$
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