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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Great integrals question – very stuck!! Shown below....help would be greatly appreciated!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The graph of the function \[y=\frac{ k }{ \sin2x }\] where \[0<x<\frac{ \pi }{ 2 }\] is given. Find the value of 'k' such that the shaded area shown is equal to ln3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The main problem is that I am not sure what the 'shaded area' is referring to as I am not provided with any diagram! ...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm guessing k is just a scalar and that the region is from 0 to pi/2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah thats what i assumed at the start, but it didnt end well...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah. Weird.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

...i figured that since the function is undefined between those intervals then the area under the graph has to be an infinite area....?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah. It's undefined at the boundaries of the interval, so that must not be the shaded region the problem refers to...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

exactly! ... thanks for your help, i'll let my teacher know and see what she says...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Cool, glad to help.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[y=\frac{k}{\sin2x}=k\csc2x\] which looks something like so |dw:1405059298545:dw|

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