University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.5 - Integral Tables and Computer Algebra Systems - Exercises - Page 451: 14

Answer

$$\int\frac{\sqrt{x^2-4}}{x}dx=\sqrt{x^2-4}-2\sec^{-1}\Big|\frac{x}{2}\Big|+C$$

Work Step by Step

$$A=\int\frac{\sqrt{x^2-4}}{x}dx$$ Use Formula 58, which states that $$\int \frac{\sqrt{x^2-a^2}}{x}dx=\sqrt{x^2-a^2}-a\sec^{-1}\Big|\frac{x}{a}\Big|+C$$ for $a=2$ here: $$A=\sqrt{x^2-4}-2\sec^{-1}\Big|\frac{x}{2}\Big|+C$$
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