How you integrate $\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+x^2}}$ using following substitution? $1+x^2=t$ $\Rightarrow$ $x=\sqrt{t-1} \Rightarrow dx = \frac{dt}{2\sqrt{t-1}}dt$... Now I'm stuck. I don't know how to proceed using substitution rule.
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By the substitution you suggested you get $$ \int \frac1{2\sqrt{t(t-1)}} \,dt= \int \frac1{\sqrt{4t^2-4t}} \,dt= \int \frac1{\sqrt{(2t-1)^2-1}} \,dt $$ Now the substitution $u=2t-1$ seems reasonable. However your original integral can also be solved by $x=\sinh t$ and $dx=\cosh t\, dt$ which gives $$\int \frac{\cosh t}{\cosh t} \, dt = \int 1\, dt=t=\operatorname{argsinh} x = \ln (x+\sqrt{x^2+1})+C,$$ since $\sqrt{1+x^2}=\sqrt{1+\sinh^2 t}=\cosh t$. See hyperbolic functions and their inverses. If you are familiar (=used to manipulate) with the hyperbolic functions then $x=a\sinh t$ is worth trying whenever you see the expression $\sqrt{a^2+x^2}$ in your integral ($a$ being an arbitrary constant). |
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Put $x=\tan y$, so that $dx=\sec^2y \ dy$ and $\sqrt{1+x^2}=\sec y$ $$\int \frac{1}{\sqrt{1+x^2}} dx$$ $$= \int \frac{\sec^2y \ dy}{\sec y}$$ $$=\int \sec y\, dy$$ which evaluates to $\displaystyle\ln|\sec y+\tan y|+ C$ , applying the standard formula whose proof is here and $C$ is an indeterminate constant for any indefinite integral. $$=\ln|\sqrt{1+x^2}+x| + C$$ We can substitute $x$ with $a \sec y$ for $\sqrt{x^2-a^2}$, and with $a \sin y$ for $\sqrt{a^2-x^2}$ |
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A variant of the hyperbolic function substitution is to let $x=\frac{1}{2}\left(t-\frac{1}{t}\right)$. Note that $1+x^2=\frac{1}{4}\left(t^2+2+\frac{1}{t^2}\right)$. So $\sqrt{1+x^2}=\frac{1}{2}\left(t+\frac{1}{t}\right)$. That was the whole point of the substitution, it is a rationalizing substitution that makes the square root simple. Also, $dx=\frac{1}{2}\left(1+\frac{1}{t^2}\right)\,dt$. Carry out the substitution. "Miraculously," our integral simplifies to $\int \frac{dt}{t}$. |
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$$A=\int\frac{1}{\sqrt[]{1+x^2}}$$ Let, $x = \tan\theta$ $dx = \sec^{2}\theta{d\theta}$ substitute, $x$, $dx$ $$A=\int\left(\frac{1}{\sec\theta}\right){\sec^{2}\theta{d\theta}}$$ $$A=\int{\sec\theta{d\theta}}$$ $$A=\int{\sec\theta\left(\frac{\sec\theta + \tan\theta}{\sec\theta + \tan\theta}\right){d\theta}}$$ $$A=\int{\left(\frac{\sec^2\theta + \sec\theta\tan\theta}{\sec\theta + \tan\theta}\right){d\theta}}$$ Let, $(\sec\theta + \tan\theta) = u$ $(\sec^2\theta + \sec\theta\tan\theta)d\theta = du$ $$A=\int\frac{du}{u}$$ $$A=\ln{u}+c$$ $$A=\ln{\vert\sec\theta + \tan\theta\vert}+c$$ $$A=\ln{\vert\sqrt[]{1+\tan^2\theta} + \tan\theta\vert}+c$$ $A=\ln{\vert\sqrt[]{1+x^2} + x\vert}+c$, where $c$ is a constant |
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