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: 32

Answer

$$\frac{{3{\pi ^2}}}{{32}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_0^{1/\sqrt 2 } {\frac{{\arccos x}}{{\sqrt {1 - {x^2}} }}} dx \cr & {\text{Let }}u = \arccos x,{\text{ }}du = - \frac{1}{{\sqrt {1 - {x^2}} }}dx,{\text{ }}dx = - \sqrt {1 - {x^2}} du \cr & {\text{The new limits of integration are}} \cr & x = \frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }},{\text{ }}u = \arccos \left( {\frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }}} \right) = \frac{1}{4}\pi \cr & x = 0,{\text{ }}u = \arccos \left( 0 \right) = \frac{1}{2}\pi \cr & {\text{Substituting}} \cr & \int_0^{1/\sqrt 2 } {\frac{{\arccos x}}{{\sqrt {1 - {x^2}} }}} dx = \int_{\pi /2}^{\pi /4} {\frac{u}{{\sqrt {1 - {x^2}} }}} \left( { - \sqrt {1 - {x^2}} } \right)du \cr & = - \int_{\pi /2}^{\pi /4} u du \cr & {\text{Integrating}} \cr & {\text{ = }} - \left[ {\frac{{{u^2}}}{2}} \right]_0^{\pi /4} \cr & {\text{ = }} - \frac{1}{2}\left[ {{{\left( {\frac{\pi }{4}} \right)}^2} - {{\left( {\frac{\pi }{2}} \right)}^2}} \right] \cr & = - \frac{1}{2}\left( {\frac{{{\pi ^2}}}{{16}} - \frac{{{\pi ^2}}}{4}} \right) \cr & = \frac{{3{\pi ^2}}}{{32}} \cr} $$
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