Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 13 - The Trigonometric Functions - 13.3 Integrals of Trigonometric Functions - 13.3 Exercises - Page 698: 33

Answer

$$\ln \left( {\frac{2}{{\sqrt 3 }}} \right)$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_0^{\pi /6} {\tan x} dx \cr & {\text{integrate by using the basic integration rule }}\int {\tan x} dx = - \ln \left| {\cos x} \right| + C\,\,\,\left( {{\text{page 694}}} \right) \cr & then \cr & = \left( { - \ln \left| {\cos x} \right|} \right)_0^{\pi /6} \cr & = - \left( {\ln \left| {\cos x} \right|} \right)_0^{\pi /6} \cr & {\text{use fundamental theorem of calculus }}\int_a^b {f\left( x \right)} dx = F\left( b \right) - F\left( a \right).\,\,\,\,\left( {{\text{see page 388}}} \right) \cr & = - \left( {\ln \left| {\cos \frac{\pi }{6}} \right| - \ln \left| {\cos 0} \right|} \right) \cr & {\text{simplifying}} \cr & = \ln \left| {\cos 0} \right| - \ln \left| {\cos \frac{\pi }{6}} \right| \cr & = \ln \left| 1 \right| - \ln \left| {\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}} \right| \cr & = - \ln \left( {\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}} \right) \cr & {\text{or}} \cr & = \ln \left( {\frac{2}{{\sqrt 3 }}} \right) \cr} $$
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