Help with trigonometric substitution

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Homework Statement



integral (1)/(x^2sqrt(36-x^2)

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I found X=6sinθ dx=6cos
√(36-x^2)=√(36-sin^2θ)=6cosθ
i think the problem is that i am not getting integral of ∫csc^2θ
 
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ronybhai said:

Homework Statement



integral (1)/(x^2sqrt(36-x^2)

Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution


I found X=6sinθ dx=6cos
√(36-x^2)=√(36-sin^2θ)=6cosθ
i think the problem is that i am not getting integral of ∫csc^2θ

You should. Show the rest of your work so someone can tell you where you went wrong.
 
Dick said:
You should. Show the rest of your work so someone can tell you where you went wrong.

i know the answer which is -√(36-x^2)/36x+C
 
ronybhai said:
i know the answer which is -√(36-x^2)/36x+C

That's not the rest of your work, that's what I asked for. You've got a cos(θ) and the numerator and cos(θ) in the denominator. They cancel. What's left?
 
ronybhai said:
i know the answer which is -√(36-x^2)/36x+C

The integral is -cotθ + C
 
KDeep said:
The integral is -cotθ + C

That's part of it. There's also a constant around. But like we were talking about in your last post there is a way to express -cot(arcsin(x/6)) as a function of x without any trig functions. That's what the books answer is.
 
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