MATH 54:
TECHNIQUES OF INTEGRATION
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TRIGONOMETRIC SUBSTITUTION
Consider 𝑓 𝑥 = 𝑎2 − 𝑥 2 , where a > 0. The antiderivative of 𝑓(𝑥) would be
𝑎 2 − 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥.
If it is 𝑎 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 2 , we can use the substitution rule, where we let 𝑢 = 𝑎2 − 𝑥 2 .
Since, that is not the case, we need another integration technique called
the Trigonometric Substitution.
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TRIGONOMETRIC SUBSTITUTION
If we let 𝑥 = asin 𝜃, then 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑎 cos 𝜃
න 𝑎2 − (𝑎 sin 𝜃)2 𝑎 cos 𝜃 𝑑𝜃 = න 𝑎2 − 𝑎2 sin2 𝜃 𝑎 cos 𝜃 𝑑𝜃 = න 𝑎2 1 − sin2 𝜃 𝑎 cos 𝜃 𝑑𝜃
න 𝑎2 cos 2 𝜃 𝑎 cos 𝜃 𝑑𝜃 = න 𝑎| cos 𝜃 |𝑎 cos 𝜃 𝑑𝜃 = න 𝑎2 cos 2 𝜃 𝑑𝜃
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TRIGONOMETRIC SUBSTITUTION
If we have 𝑎 2 + 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
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TRIGONOMETRIC SUBSTITUTION
If we let 𝑥 = asin 𝜃, then 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑎 cos 𝜃
න 𝑎2 − (𝑎 sin 𝜃)2 𝑎 cos 𝜃 𝑑𝜃 = න 𝑎2 − 𝑎2 sin2 𝜃 𝑎 cos 𝜃 𝑑𝜃 = න 𝑎2 1 − sin2 𝜃 𝑎 cos 𝜃 𝑑𝜃
න 𝑎2 cos 2 𝜃 𝑎 cos 𝜃 𝑑𝜃 = න 𝑎| cos 𝜃 |𝑎 cos 𝜃 𝑑𝜃 = න 𝑎2 cos 2 𝜃 𝑑𝜃
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TRIGONOMETRIC SUBSTITUTION
Table of Trigonometric Substitutions
Expression Substitution Identity
𝜋 𝜋
𝑎2 − 𝑥 2 𝑥 = asin 𝜃, −2 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 2
1 − sin2 𝜃 = cos 2 𝜃
𝜋 𝜋
𝑎2 + 𝑥 2 𝑥 = atan 𝜃, −2 < 𝜃 < 2
1 + tan2 𝜃 = sec 2 𝜃
𝑥 = asec 𝜃,
𝑥 2 − 𝑎2 𝜋 3𝜋 sec 2 𝜃 − 1 = tan2 𝜃
0 ≤ 𝜃 < or π ≤ 𝜃 <
2 2
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Examples:
9−𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
1. 𝑑𝑥 4. , where a > 0
𝑥2 𝑥 2 −𝑎2
1 3 3/2 𝑥3
2. 2 𝑑𝑥 5. 0 4𝑥 2 +9 3/2
𝑑𝑥
𝑥 𝑥 2 +4
𝑥 𝑥
3. 𝑑𝑥 6. 𝑑𝑥
𝑥 2 +4 3−2𝑥−𝑥 2
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9 − 𝑥2
1. න 2
𝑑𝑥
𝑥
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1
2. න 𝑑𝑥
𝑥2 𝑥2 + 4
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𝑥
3. න 𝑑𝑥
𝑥2 + 4
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𝑑𝑥
4. න , where a > 0
𝑥 2 − 𝑎2
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3 3/2
𝑥3
5. න 𝑑𝑥
0 4𝑥 2 + 9 3/2
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3 3/2
𝑥3
5. න 𝑑𝑥
0 4𝑥 2 + 9 3/2
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𝑥
6. න 𝑑𝑥
3 − 2𝑥 − 𝑥 2
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