Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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

Chapter 8 - Section 8.1 - Arc Length - 8.1 Exercises - Page 549: 14

Answer

$ \ln(2+\sqrt{3})$

Work Step by Step

Given: $y = \ln{\cos x}$ $dy/dx = -\tan x$ and $1+(dy/dx)^{2} = 1+\tan^{2} x = \sec^{2} x$ Therefore, $L = \int^{\frac{\pi}{3}}_{0} \sqrt{\sec^{2} x}dx $ $= \int^{\frac{\pi}{3}}_{0} \sec x dx$ $ = [\ln|\sec x +\tan x|]^{\frac{\pi}{3}}_{0}$ $ = \ln(2+\sqrt{3}) - \ln(1+0) $ $= \ln(2+\sqrt{3})$
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