Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 7 - Section 7.5 - Strategy for Integration - 7.5 Exercises - Page 508: 60

Answer

$$\int \frac{dx}{x^{2}\sqrt{4x^{2}-1}}=\frac{\sqrt{4x^{2}-1}}{x}+C$$

Work Step by Step

$$let\ x=\frac{1}{2}sec\,t,dx=\frac{1}{2}tan\,t\,sec\,t\,dt,sin\,t=\frac{\sqrt{4x^{2}-1}}{2x}$$ $$\int \frac{dx}{x^{2}\sqrt{4x^{2}-1}}=\int \frac{\frac{1}{2}sec\,t\,tan\,t\,dt}{\frac{1}{4}sec^{2}t\sqrt{sec^{2}t-1}}$$ $$=2\int \frac{sec\,t\,tan\,t\,dt}{sec^{2}t\,tan\,t}=2\int cos\,t\,dt$$ $$=2sin\,t+C=\frac{\sqrt{4x^{2}-1}}{x}+C$$
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