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Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions
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Capitolo 7, Problema 7.6.117

Solve the initial value problems in Exercises 115–120.
117. dy/dx = 1/(x√(x² - 1)), x > 1; y(2) = π

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Identify the given differential equation: \(\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{x \sqrt{x^{2} - 1}}\) with the initial condition \(y(2) = \pi\) and domain \(x > 1\).
Rewrite the differential equation in differential form: \(dy = \frac{1}{x \sqrt{x^{2} - 1}} \, dx\).
Integrate both sides with respect to \(x\): \(y = \int \frac{1}{x \sqrt{x^{2} - 1}} \, dx + C\), where \(C\) is the constant of integration.
To solve the integral \(\int \frac{1}{x \sqrt{x^{2} - 1}} \, dx\), consider using a trigonometric substitution such as \(x = \sec \theta\), which simplifies the square root expression.
After finding the antiderivative, apply the initial condition \(y(2) = \pi\) to solve for the constant \(C\), then write the explicit solution for \(y\).

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