How Does Trig Substitution Simplify the Integral of 1/(25-t^2)^(3/2)?

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The discussion revolves around the integral of the function \( \frac{1}{(25-t^2)^{3/2}} \) and the application of trigonometric substitution as a method for simplification. Participants explore the steps involved in the substitution process and the resulting transformations of the integral.

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  • One participant presents an initial integral and proposes a trigonometric substitution \( t = 5\sin(u) \), leading to a transformed integral.
  • Another participant agrees with the use of trigonometric substitution and suggests that it simplifies the integral to \( \frac{1}{25}\int \sec^2(u)\,du \).
  • A third participant calculates the integral of \( \sec^2(u) \) and expresses the result in terms of \( t \), reaffirming the earlier substitution.
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Participants generally agree on the utility of trigonometric substitution for simplifying the integral, but there is no consensus on the necessity of avoiding the substitution entirely, as one participant expresses uncertainty about this aspect.

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Some assumptions regarding the steps of integration and the validity of the trigonometric substitution are not fully explored, leaving certain mathematical steps unresolved.

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$\displaystyle\int\frac{1}{\left(25-{t}^{2 }\right)^{3 /2 } }\ dt
=\frac{t}{25\sqrt{25-{t}^{2 }}}+C$

$\begin{align}\displaystyle
t& = {5\sin\left({u}\right)} &
dt&={5\cos\left({u}\right)} du&
\end{align}$

Then $ \displaystyle\int\dfrac{5\cos\left({u}\right)}
{\left(25-25\sin^2 \left({u}\right)\right)^{3 /2} }\ du$
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Couldn't see the magic massage thing to avoid a trig substitution
 
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I think a trig. substitution is a good strategy here...you should be able to now simplify to get:

$$I=\frac{1}{25}\int \sec^2(u)\,du$$

Can you proceed?
 
Not sure but.

$$I=\frac{1}{25}\int \sec^2(u)\,du
=\frac{1}{25}\tan\left({u}\right)+C$$
Since
$\displaystyle
t=5\sin\left({u}\right)$
Then
$\displaystyle
u=\arcsin\left(\frac{t}{5}\right) $
So
$\displaystyle
I=\frac{t}{25\sqrt{25-{t}^{2}}}+C$
 
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