Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
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Chapter 8 - Integration Techniques, L'Hopital's Rule, and Improper Integrals - 8.6 Exercises - Page 556: 54

Answer

The solution is $$-\arctan(\cos\theta)+c.$$

Work Step by Step

To solve the integral $$\int\frac{\sin \theta}{1+\cos^2\theta}d\theta$$ we will use substitution $\cos\theta=t\Rightarrow -\sin\theta d\theta=dt$ and put that into our integral: $$\int\frac{\sin \theta}{1+\cos^2\theta}d\theta=-\int\frac{dt}{1+t^2}=-\arctan t+c,$$ where $c$ is arbitrary constant. Now we have to express solution (which is in terms of $t$) in terms of $\theta$: $$\int\frac{\sin \theta}{1+\cos^2\theta}d\theta=-\arctan t+c=-arctan(\cos\theta)+c.$$
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