Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Techniques of Integration - 7.5 Strategy for Integration - 7.5 Exercises - Page 548: 51

Answer

$$-\ln \left|\frac{\sqrt{4 x^2+1}}{2 x}+\frac{1}{2 x}\right|+C$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$\int \frac{d x}{x \sqrt{4 x^2+1}} $$ Using the trigeometric subistiution $$2 x=\tan \theta \Rightarrow x=\frac{1}{2} \tan \theta,\\ d x=\frac{1}{2} \sec ^2 \theta d \theta $$ Then \begin{aligned} \int \frac{d x}{x \sqrt{4 x^2+1}} &=\int \frac{\frac{1}{2} \sec ^2 \theta d \theta}{\frac{1}{2} \tan \theta \sec \theta}\\ &=\int \frac{\sec \theta}{\tan \theta} d \theta\\ &=\int \csc \theta d \theta \\ &=-\ln |\csc \theta+\cot \theta|+C \\ &=-\ln \left|\frac{\sqrt{4 x^2+1}}{2 x}+\frac{1}{2 x}\right|+C \end{aligned}
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