Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Trigonometric Identities - 7.1 Exercises - Page 544: 92

Answer

$\frac{cot^2\ u}{8sec\ u}$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{1}{x^2\sqrt(4 + x^2)}$ , $x = 2 tan\ u$ We know that $1+tan^2\ u=sec^2\ u$ $\frac{1}{x^2\sqrt(4 + x^2)}=\frac{1}{((2 tan\ u)^2\sqrt(4 + (2 tan\ u)^2)}=\frac{1}{(4tan^2\ u)\sqrt(4 + 4tan^2\ u)}=\frac{1}{(8tan^2\ u)\sqrt(1 + tan^2\ u)}=\frac{1}{(8tan^2\ u)\sqrt(sec^2\ u)}\frac{1}{8tan^2\ u\ sec\ u}=\frac{cot^2\ u}{8sec\ u}$
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