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Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions
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Capitolo 7, Problema 7.2.52

Evaluate the integrals in Exercises 39–56.
52. ∫(from π/4 to π/2)cot(t)dt

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Recall the definition of the cotangent function: \(\cot(t) = \frac{\cos(t)}{\sin(t)}\).
Recognize that the integral of \(\cot(t)\) can be expressed using a standard antiderivative: \(\int \cot(t) \, dt = \ln|\sin(t)| + C\).
Set up the definite integral using the antiderivative: \(\int_{\pi/4}^{\pi/2} \cot(t) \, dt = \left[ \ln|\sin(t)| \right]_{\pi/4}^{\pi/2}\).
Evaluate the antiderivative at the upper limit \(t = \pi/2\) and the lower limit \(t = \pi/4\): calculate \(\ln|\sin(\pi/2)|\) and \(\ln|\sin(\pi/4)|\) separately.
Subtract the value of the antiderivative at the lower limit from the value at the upper limit to find the value of the definite integral: \(\ln|\sin(\pi/2)| - \ln|\sin(\pi/4)|\).

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Definition and Properties of the Cotangent Function

Cotangent, cot(t), is the ratio of cosine to sine, cot(t) = cos(t)/sin(t). Understanding its behavior and domain is essential, especially since cotangent has discontinuities where sin(t) = 0. This helps in evaluating integrals involving cotangent and recognizing potential issues with limits.
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