University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Indefinite Integrals and the Substitution Method - Exercises - Page 329: 15

Answer

a) $$-\frac{\cot^22\theta}{4}+C$$ b) $$-\frac{\csc^22\theta}{4}+C$$

Work Step by Step

$$A=\int\csc^22\theta\cot2\theta d\theta$$ a) We set $u=\cot2\theta$. Then $$du=-2\csc^22\theta d\theta$$ That means, $$\csc^22\theta d\theta=-\frac{1}{2}du$$ Therefore, $$A=-\frac{1}{2}\int udu=-\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{u^2}{2}+C=-\frac{u^2}{4}+C$$ $$A=-\frac{\cot^22\theta}{4}+C$$ b) We set $u=\csc2\theta$. Then $$du=-2\csc2\theta\cot2\theta d\theta$$ That means, $$\csc2\theta\cot2\theta d\theta=-\frac{1}{2}du$$ Since we can rewrite $A$ into $$A=\int\csc2\theta\times\csc2\theta\cot2\theta d\theta$$ Therefore, with the substitution, $$A=-\frac{1}{2}\int udu=-\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{u^2}{2}+C=-\frac{u^2}{4}+C$$ $$A=-\frac{\csc^22\theta}{4}+C$$
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