Sunday, October 26, 2014

Given dy/dx=1/square root(36-x^2). What is y ?

To determine the primitive function y, we'll have to
compute the indefinite integral of the function.


If dy/dx =
1/sqrt(36-x^2) => dy = dx/sqrt[(6)^2 - x^2]


We'll
integrate both sides:


Int dy = Int dx/sqrt[(6)^2 -
x^2]


We'll recognize the
formula:


Int dx/sqrt(a^2 - x^2) = arcsin (x/a) +
C


Let a = 6 => Int dx/sqrt[(6)^2 - x^2] = arcsin
(x/6) + C


The required function y, when dy/dx
= 1/sqrt(36-x^2), is: y = arcsin (x/6) + C.

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