Worked solution
Reverse an arctangent chain and use a principal sine substitution
(i) Find . marks
(ii) Given that , use the substitution to find . marks
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CJC · Review Problems · Question 10
Answer
(i) ; (ii) .
(i)
The inner derivative is . Hence the integral is .
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(ii)
Let and . The stated interval gives , so . The transformed integral is . Using and gives . The printed triangle illustrates these ratios for positive x; the signed sine identity also covers negative x in the stated interval.
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The reference triangle has nonnegative side lengths; signed θ handles negative x without changing cosθ>0.