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OpenStudy (anonymous):

can someone help me to this integral

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\int\limits_{\pi/2}^{\pi} 2\cot \theta/3\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its suppose t be pi/2 on the lower limit

OpenStudy (anonymous):

pull out 2/3 out of that integral

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got as far as : \[6\ln \left| sinu \right|\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and i am not sure if that is even right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

use U sub

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah ; \[\int\limits_{}^{} \cot u =\ln \left| \sin u \right|\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\int \frac{\text{Cos}[x]}{\text{Sin}[x]}\text{dx}\] \[\int \frac{1}{u}\text{du}\] \[\ln [u]=\ln [\text{Sin}[x]]\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So you are right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah but i need some help doing it cause i am getting lost

OpenStudy (anonymous):

??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

problem is this is an indefinite integral because cot is not defined at \[\pi\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the books gives me an answer if : ln27

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you found an antiderivative, but you cannot plug in \[\pi\] because you will get \[\ln(0)\] which is undefined

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hold the phone

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ooooooooh

OpenStudy (anonymous):

anti derivative is \[6\ln(\sin(\frac{x}{3}))\] yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

put x = \[\pi\] get \[\ln\sin(\frac{\pi}{3})=\ln(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

plug in \[\frac{\pi}{2}\] get \[\ln(\frac{1}{2})\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

now \[\ln(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2})-\ln(\frac{1}{2})=\ln(\sqrt{3})\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

my that property of logs that says divisions become subtractions

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so you have \[\ln(\sqrt{3})=\ln(\sqrt{3}^6)\] gives your solution manual answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry that last line was a typo. it should say \[6\ln(\sqrt{3})=\ln(\sqrt{3}^6)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

which is in fact \[\ln(27)\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

capice?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh, what a dummy i am

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks,

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just properties of hte logs at play. yw

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