University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Definite Integral Substitutions and the Area Between Curves - Exercises - Page 337: 27

Answer

$$\int^{\pi}_{0}\frac{\sin t}{2-\cos t}dt=\ln3$$

Work Step by Step

$$A=\int^{\pi}_{0}\frac{\sin t}{2-\cos t}dt$$ We set $u=2-\cos t$, which means $$du=-(-\sin t)dt=\sin tdt$$ For $t=\pi$, we have $$u=2-\cos\pi=2-(-1)=3$$ For $t=0$, we have $$u=2-\cos0=2-1=1$$ Therefore, $$A=\int^3_1\frac{1}{u}du=\ln|u|\Big]^3_1$$ $$A=\ln3-\ln1=\ln3-0$$ $$A=\ln3$$
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