Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 7 - Principles Of Integral Evaluation - 7.6 Using Computer Algebra Systems And Tables Of Integrals - Exercises Set 7.6 - Page 532: 67

Answer

$$ - \cot \left( {\frac{\theta }{2}} \right) + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{{d\theta }}{{1 - \cos \theta }}} \cr & {\text{Use substitution }}\left( 5 \right){\text{ from the page 528}}{\text{, let }}x = \theta \cr & \,\,u = \tan \left( {\frac{\theta }{2}} \right){\text{,}}\,\,\,\,\,\,d\theta = \frac{2}{{1 + {u^2}}}du,\,\,\,\,\,\,\sin \theta = \frac{{2u}}{{1 + {u^2}}}\,\,\,\,\,{\text{ and}}\,{\text{ }}\,\,\cos \theta = \frac{{1 - {u^2}}}{{1 + {u^2}}} \cr & \cr & \int {\frac{{d\theta }}{{1 - \cos \theta }}} = \int {\frac{{\frac{2}{{1 + {u^2}}}du}}{{1 - \frac{{1 - {u^2}}}{{1 + {u^2}}}}}} \cr & {\text{simplify}} \cr & = \int {\frac{2}{{1 + {u^2} - 1 + {u^2}}}du} \cr & = \int {\frac{2}{{2{u^2}}}du} \cr & = \int {\frac{1}{{{u^2}}}du} \cr & \cr & {\text{Integrate}} \cr & = - \frac{1}{u} + C \cr & {\text{write in terms of }}x{\text{; substitute }}u = \tan \left( {\frac{\theta }{2}} \right) \cr & = - \frac{1}{{\tan \left( {\theta /2} \right)}} + C \cr & = - \cot \left( {\frac{\theta }{2}} \right) + C \cr} $$
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