Evaluate \int \sqrt{\frac{1 + x^2}{x}} dx using trig substitution (i.e. x = \tan (\theta, dx =...

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Evaluate {eq}\int \sqrt{\frac{1 + x^2}{x}} dx {/eq} using trig substitution (i.e. {eq}x = \tan (\theta, dx = sec^2(\theta)) {/eq}

Let {eq}\displaystyle x = \tan (\theta) {/eq}

Then we have the following results:

  • {eq}\displaystyle \sqrt(1+x^2)=\sqrt(1+tan^2\theta)=\sqrt(sec^2\theta)=sec\theta \\ {/eq}
  • {eq}\displaystyle \frac{1}{x}=\frac{1}{tan\theta}=cot\theta \\ {/eq}
  • {eq}\displaystyle \frac{\sqrt(1+x^2)}{x}=\frac{sec\theta}{tan\theta}=cosec\theta {/eq}

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{eq}\displaystyle \int \frac{\sqrt{1+x^2}}{x}\:dx \\ {/eq}

Let {eq}\displaystyle x = \tan (\theta) ; dx = sec^2(\theta) d\theta \\ {/eq}

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