Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 9 - Further Applications of the Integral and Taylor Polynomials - 9.1 Arc Length and Surface Area - Exercises - Page 469: 29

Answer

$$\ln \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}-1}=\ln (\sqrt{2}+1)$$

Work Step by Step

Since $$y=\ln \sin x\to y'=\frac{\cos x}{\sin x} $$ Then \begin{aligned} s&= \int_{a}^{b}\sqrt{1+y'^2}dx\\ &=\int_{\pi / 4}^{\pi / 2} \frac{\sqrt{\sin ^{2} x+\cos ^{2} x}}{\sin x} d x\\ &=\int_{\pi / 4}^{\pi / 2} \csc x d x\\ &=\left.\ln (\csc x-\cot x)\right|_{\pi / 4} ^{\pi / 2} \\ &=\ln 1-\ln (\sqrt{2}-1)\\ &=\ln \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}-1}=\ln (\sqrt{2}+1) \end{aligned}
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