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Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions
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Capitolo 7, Problema 7.7.69

Evaluate the integrals in Exercises 31–78.
69. ∫dy/(y√(4y²-1))

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Identify the integral to solve: \(\int \frac{dy}{y \sqrt{4y^{2} - 1}}\).
Recognize that the integrand contains a square root of a quadratic expression in the form \(\sqrt{a^{2}y^{2} - b^{2}}\), suggesting a trigonometric substitution.
Use the substitution \(y = \frac{1}{2} \sec(\theta)\), which implies \(4y^{2} - 1 = \tan^{2}(\theta)\), and compute \(dy\) in terms of \(d\theta\).
Rewrite the integral entirely in terms of \(\theta\), simplifying the expression using trigonometric identities to get an integral in terms of \(\theta\).
Integrate with respect to \(\theta\), then substitute back to express the answer in terms of the original variable \(y\).

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