University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.2 - Trigonometric Integrals - Exercises - Page 434: 25

Answer

$$\int^{\pi}_0\sqrt{1-\sin^2t}dt=2$$

Work Step by Step

$$A=\int^{\pi}_0\sqrt{1-\sin^2t}dt$$ Use the identity $$1-\sin^2t=\cos^2t$$ That means $$A=\int^{\pi}_0\sqrt{\cos^2t}dt$$ $$A=\int^{\pi}_0|\cos t|dt$$ We have $\cos t\ge0$ on $[0,\pi/2]$ and $\lt0$ on $(\pi/2,\pi]$. Therefore, $$A=\int_0^{\pi/2}\cos tdt-\int^\pi_{\pi/2}\cos tdt$$ $$A=\sin t\Big]^{\pi/2}_0-\sin t\Big]^\pi_{\pi/2}$$ $$A=(1-0)-(0-1)$$ $$A=1+1=2$$
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