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#1 2011-02-17 20:32:09
- Identity
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An integral
It seems my brain has frozen over
Can anyone help me with this integral?
Thanks
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#2 2011-02-17 21:00:26
- Bob
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Re: An integral
hi Identity,
I like to try to remove the horrible bit by substitution, so
that gives you:
That looks like a second substitution of
and I think that does it.
(I hope)
Bob
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#3 2011-02-17 21:07:48
- Identity
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Re: An integral
Oh that seems to work, thanks bob :]
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#4 2011-02-17 21:13:44
- gAr
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Re: An integral
Hi Identity,
or you may substitute x=sin(t)^2, then it reduces to:
and the final answer:
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense" - Buddha?
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#5 2011-02-17 21:18:27
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Re: An integral
hi Identity,
You're welcome. Just checked it by differentiating my answer and, after removing all the algebraic bugs, it came back to the right thing. Phew! (took two pages!)
Good morning gAr. (At least, it's morning here in Essex!)
Bob
Last edited by Bob (2011-02-17 21:20:13)
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#6 2011-02-17 21:29:32
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Re: An integral
Hi,
Good morning bob.
It's 1459 here (India)
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