Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus - 5.3 Exercises - Page 400: 52

Answer

$\int_{0}^{\pi/3} sec^2~x~dx = \sqrt{3}$

Work Step by Step

We can find the area under the graph: $\int_{0}^{\pi/3} sec^2~x~dx$ $= tan~x~\vert_{0}^{\pi/3}$ $=tan(\frac{\pi}{3})-tan(0)$ $=\sqrt{3}-0$ $= \sqrt{3}$
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