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Ch. 8 - Integration Techniques
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 8, Problema 8.4.46

7-56. Trigonometric substitutions Evaluate the following integrals using trigonometric substitution.
46. ∫ 1/√(1 - 2x²) dx

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Step 1: Recognize the integral involves a square root of the form √(1 - 2x²). This suggests using a trigonometric substitution to simplify the expression. Specifically, use the substitution x = (1/√2)sin(θ), which ensures that 1 - 2x² becomes 1 - sin²(θ).
Step 2: Compute dx in terms of θ. Differentiating x = (1/√2)sin(θ) gives dx = (1/√2)cos(θ)dθ.
Step 3: Substitute x = (1/√2)sin(θ) and dx = (1/√2)cos(θ)dθ into the integral. The square root √(1 - 2x²) becomes √(1 - sin²(θ)), which simplifies to cos(θ). The integral now becomes ∫(1/√2)cos(θ)/(cos(θ))dθ.
Step 4: Simplify the integral. The cos(θ) terms cancel out, leaving ∫(1/√2)dθ. This is a straightforward integral of a constant.
Step 5: Integrate the constant and back-substitute θ in terms of x using the original substitution x = (1/√2)sin(θ). Use the relationship sin(θ) = √2x to express the final result in terms of x.

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