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Ch. 8 - Integration Techniques
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 8, Problema 8.4.36

7-56. Trigonometric substitutions Evaluate the following integrals using trigonometric substitution.
36. ∫[8√2 to 16] 1/√(x² - 64) dx

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Step 1: Recognize that the integral involves a square root of the form √(x² - a²), which suggests using the trigonometric substitution x = a sec(θ). Here, a = 8 because √(x² - 64) can be rewritten as √(x² - 8²). Substitute x = 8 sec(θ).
Step 2: Compute dx using the substitution x = 8 sec(θ). The derivative of x = 8 sec(θ) is dx = 8 sec(θ) tan(θ) dθ. Replace dx in the integral with this expression.
Step 3: Substitute x = 8 sec(θ) into √(x² - 64). Using the identity sec²(θ) - 1 = tan²(θ), √(x² - 64) becomes √(64 sec²(θ) - 64) = √(64 tan²(θ)) = 8 tan(θ). Replace √(x² - 64) in the integral with 8 tan(θ).
Step 4: Update the limits of integration. When x = 8√2, solve for θ using x = 8 sec(θ): sec(θ) = √2, so θ = π/4. When x = 16, solve for θ: sec(θ) = 2, so θ = π/3. The new limits of integration are θ = π/4 to θ = π/3.
Step 5: Simplify the integral. After substitution, the integral becomes ∫[π/4 to π/3] (1 / (8 tan(θ))) * (8 sec(θ) tan(θ)) dθ. Simplify the expression to ∫[π/4 to π/3] sec(θ) dθ. Evaluate this integral using the antiderivative of sec(θ), which is ln|sec(θ) + tan(θ)|, and apply the limits of integration.

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