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  1. J

    Calc 2: Integral of 1/sqrt(4-x^2)

    Exactly that situation. Fortunately my college's Calc II class has the syllabus posted online and it looks like the only discrepancies are trig integrals and substitution and approximate integration. They both cover Maclaurin series, for me. Good luck in your class and thanks again for your help!
  2. J

    Calc 2: Integral of 1/sqrt(4-x^2)

    Awesome, thanks guys. Looking at the course's syllabus it looks like they were going for trig substitution here, a topic we didn't cover in my BC class in high school. However, both solutions make sense and now I've learned something new! Thank you again.
  3. J

    Calc 2: Integral of 1/sqrt(4-x^2)

    Homework Statement ∫ from 0 to 1 of 1/sqrt(4-x^2) dx I know from Wolfram Alpha that the answer should be π/6, and that the indefinite integral would be arcsin(x/2). I see the connection between this and the antiderivative of arcsin, I'm just not sure how to handle the 4 rather than the...