Famous arcsin formula

[Riazy]

$e^x / Sqrt[1-e^[2x]] (An integral with e^x div by algebraic expressions)(Scan paper)

Homework Statement

Ok I will try my best to write this with digital characters: $e^x / Sqrt[1-e^[2x]]
You will see the problem attached on an image below for more details.

e^x is present

Homework Equations

When I do a variable switch, I recalled a famous arcsin formula (also listed below on my scanned paper)

The Attempt at a Solution

See the picture below

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[planauts]

You were right to think that it was an arcsin integral. This is how it is derived:

You have to do substitution it twice and there is a restricting on x.

 

[rock.freak667]

If your integral became

$$\int \frac{u}{\sqrt{1-u^2}} du$$

then just do another substitution like t=1-u², which would make your integral much simpler.

 

[planauts]

If your integral became

$$\int \frac{u}{\sqrt{1-u^2}} du$$

then just do another substitution like t=1-u², which would make your integral much simpler.

But if you do that, wouldn't there be a radical in the numerator?
If you let t = 1-u²
Then...

$$\int \frac{u}{\sqrt{1-u^2}} du$$ becomes $$\int \frac{\sqrt{t^2-1}}{t} du$$
Or am I missing something?

 

[rock.freak667]

But if you do that, wouldn't there be a radical in the numerator?
If you let t = 1-u²
Then...

$$\int \frac{u}{\sqrt{1-u^2}} du$$ becomes $$\int \frac{\sqrt{t^2-1}}{t} du$$
Or am I missing something?

You'd need to get dt=2u du, such that u du=dt/2.

 

[Riazy]

how did you make v = sin x = arcsin (v)

Because as far as I am concerned its not appearing in the integral yet


Wait.. Did you use U as e^x and both sin x at the same time`?, both of them up there are u:s then?

 

[rock.freak667]

how did you make v = sin x = arcsin (v)

Because as far as I am concerned its not appearing in the integral yet


Wait.. Did you use U as e^x and both sin x at the same time`?, both of them up there are u:s then?

Your integral contains an extra 'u' term in the numerator, so you can't really just use the result to get arcsine.

 

[Apphysicist]

Your integral contains an extra 'u' term in the numerator, so you can't really just use the result to get arcsine.

And it should not contain that extra u term.

If you use u=e^x, then du=e^x dx

Your original integrand: e^x dx / (sqrt(1-e^2x))

So you get a new integrand: du / (sqrt (1-u^2)) ... which fits the formula from the back of your head. Planauts basically showed how that arcsin derivative was confirmed.

 

[rock.freak667]

Next time I should read the entire integral to be done instead of the last one