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OpenStudy (anonymous):

integral question :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\large \int\limits_{0}^{?} \large \frac{d\theta}{1+\frac{1}{2}\cos \theta}\]

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

1 = sin^2 + cos^2 may help...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no x(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok idk if it work lol

OpenStudy (dan815):

it looks really familiar

OpenStudy (dan815):

did u try u subs

OpenStudy (dan815):

how about multiply top and bottom by conjugate

OpenStudy (dan815):

then using 1=sin^2w+cos^2w

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well i tried , doing it using complex number mmm and i got an answer , i wanna solve it normally :O for high school student :\ so nothing real worked with me :\

OpenStudy (dan815):

ya i wud do complex too

OpenStudy (dan815):

but i knew u were highschool

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got an answer of 4 pi /sqrt 3

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

lol if bswan is in highschool then i wud be in elementary or kg >.<

OpenStudy (anonymous):

dan im not high school lol im teaching a high school student :)

OpenStudy (dan815):

ohh okk sry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so i wont solve it using complex :(

OpenStudy (dan815):

parts!!?! long but its gotta work

OpenStudy (sidsiddhartha):

1=sin^2(x/2)+cos^2(x/2) and then cosx=cos^2(x/2)-sin^2(x/2)

OpenStudy (dan815):

what are u gonna do with that?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thx @ganeshie8 for the link i think i got a suitable method

OpenStudy (dan815):

|dw:1401115308893:dw|

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

\[\int \dfrac{d\theta}{1+\frac{1}{2}\cos \theta} = \int \dfrac{d\theta}{1+\frac{1}{2}(2\cos ^2(\theta/2) - 1)} = \dfrac{d\theta}{\cos^2(\theta / 2) + \frac{1}{2}}\]

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

divide top and bottom by cos^2 and substitute \(u = \tan (\theta/2)\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cool :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what i did is this , z=e^itheta so the integral was like this |dw:1401115620407:dw|

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