Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration - Practice Exercises - Page 519: 53

Answer

$$\frac{\pi }{2}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int_0^3 {\frac{{dx}}{{\sqrt {9 - {x^2}} }}} \cr & {\text{The integrand has an infinite discontinuity at }}x = 3. \cr & {\text{Then by the definition of improper integrals: }} \cr & \int_0^3 {\frac{{dx}}{{\sqrt {9 - {x^2}} }}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {3^ - }} \int_0^b {\frac{1}{{\sqrt {9 - {x^2}} }}} dx \cr & \cr & {\text{Integrating }}\int {\frac{1}{{\sqrt {9 - {x^2}} }}} dx,{\text{ using }}\int {\frac{{dx}}{{\sqrt {{a^2} - {x^2}} }}} = {\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{a}} \right) + C.{\text{ Let }}a = 3,{\text{ then}} \cr & \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {3^ - }} \int_0^b {\frac{1}{{\sqrt {9 - {x^2}} }}} dx = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {3^ - }} \left( {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{3}} \right)} \right)_0^b \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {3^ - }} \left( {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{b}{3}} \right) - {{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{0}{3}} \right)} \right) \cr & = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{b \to {3^ - }} \left( {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{b}{3}} \right)} \right) \cr & {\text{Evaluate the limit when }}b \to {3^ - } \cr & = {\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{3}{3}} \right) \cr & = \frac{\pi }{2} \cr & \cr & {\text{Then}}{\text{,}} \cr & \int_0^3 {\frac{{dx}}{{\sqrt {9 - {x^2}} }}} = \frac{\pi }{2} \cr} $$
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