Ignited integrals 3

Calculus Level 3

0 1 / 2 x 2 ( 1 x 2 ) 3 / 2 d x \int_{0}^{1/2}\dfrac{x^{2}}{(1-x^{2})^{3 / {2}}} \, dx

Given that the integral above is of the form : A B π C , \dfrac{A\sqrt{B}-\pi }{C}, where A A and C C are positive integers, B B is a square-free integer, find A + B + C A + B + C .


The answer is 11.

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2 solutions

Andrew Ellinor
Feb 11, 2016

Using the trigonometric substitution x = sin θ , d x = cos θ d θ x = \sin \theta, dx = \cos \theta d\theta we transform the integral like so:

x 2 ( 1 x 2 ) 3 2 d x sin 2 θ cos 3 θ cos θ d θ = tan 2 θ d θ \int \frac{x^2}{(1 - x^2)^{\frac{3}{2}}} dx \longrightarrow \int \frac{\sin^2 \theta}{\cos^3 \theta}\cos \theta d\theta = \int \tan^2 \theta d\theta

Using the pythagorean identity 1 + tan 2 θ = sec 2 θ , 1 + \tan^2 \theta = \sec^2 \theta, we rewrite the resulting integral and integrate:

tan 2 θ d θ = sec 2 θ 1 d θ = tan θ θ \int \tan^2 \theta d\theta = \int \sec^2 \theta - 1 d\theta = \tan \theta - \theta

Convert this result back to the variable x x to obtain

x 1 x 2 arcsin x 0 1 2 = 3 3 π 6 = 2 3 π 6 \frac{x}{\sqrt{1 - x^2}} - \arcsin x \Big|_{0}^{\frac{1}{2}} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3} - \frac{\pi}{6} = \frac{2\sqrt{3} - \pi}{6}

Here, A = 2, B = 3, C = 6, so our answer is 2 + 3 + 6 = 11 . \boxed{11}.

i got the same thing,but i got confused because it said that A and C are coprime, 2 and 6 are obviously not coprime

Hamza A - 5 years, 4 months ago

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Calvin Lin Staff - 5 years, 3 months ago

P = 0 1 2 x 2 x 2 ( 1 x 2 ) 3 2 d x P = \displaystyle \int_{0}^{\dfrac{1}{2}} \dfrac{x\cdot 2x}{2(1-x^{2})^{\dfrac{3}{2}}}dx
Integrating by parts,
P = [ x 2 1 x 2 1 2 ] 0 1 2 0 1 2 ( d d x x ) 1 2 1 x 2 1 2 d x P = \left[ \dfrac{x}{2\sqrt{1-x^{2}}\dfrac{1}{2}}\right]_{0}^{\dfrac{1}{2}} - \displaystyle \int_{0}^{\dfrac{1}{2}}\left(\dfrac{d}{dx}x\right) \dfrac{1}{2\sqrt{1-x^{2}}\dfrac{1}{2}}dx
P = 1 3 [ sin 1 x ] 0 1 2 \therefore P = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}} - \left[\sin^{-1} x \right]_{0}^{\dfrac{1}{2}}
P = 1 3 π 6 = 2 3 π 6 \therefore P = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}} - \dfrac{\pi}{6} = \dfrac{2\sqrt{3} - \pi}{6}
Comparing, A = 2 , B = 3 , C = 6 A = 2 , B = 3, C = 6
A + B + C = 2 + 3 + 6 = 11 A + B + C = 2 + 3 + 6 = 11



Moderator note:

Great explanation.

What inspired the choice of variables for the integration by parts?

I noticed that if I write x 2 = x x x^{2} = x\cdot x , and integrate by parts, one of them gets eliminated by differentiation and the other allows to integrate the denominator.

A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years, 3 months ago

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The indefinite integral is ,

y a r c t a n ( y ) + C = t a n ( t ) t + C = s i n ( t ) 1 s i n 2 ( t ) t + C = x 1 x 2 a r c s i n ( x ) ) + C y-arctan(y)+C = tan(t)-t+C = \frac{sin(t)}{\sqrt[]{1-sin^{2}(t)}}-t+C = \frac{x}{\sqrt{1-x^{2}}}-arcsin(x)) +C for x ϵ ( 1 , 1 ) x\epsilon (-1 , 1)

A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years, 4 months ago

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I got the same result I just put in the limits in different steps.

A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years, 4 months ago

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Yeah , just to elaborate ....

A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years, 4 months ago

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