# How to integrate this function?

## Homework Statement

I've got to integrate the following $$\int dx =\int \frac {d\phi} {\phi \sqrt {1 - \phi²}}.$$

## Homework Equations

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I already know the answer but not how to get it. The answer that I got from solution is ## x = \operatorname {arcsech}{\phi} ##.

## The Attempt at a Solution

I've used two apps to help me get this answer. First I did it using Mathway and I got:
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Then, WolframAlpha told me that ## x = \operatorname {arcsech}{\phi} ## is equal to:
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After that I took that first equation in the first image and with some algebraic manipulations I got:
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So I don't know how to procedure beyond here. This was the closest I achieved from the final answer.

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Mark44
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## Homework Statement

I've got to integrate the following $$\int dx =\int \frac {d\phi} {\phi \sqrt {1 - \phi²}}.$$

## Homework Equations

[/B]
I already know the answer but not how to get it. The answer that I got from solution is ## x = \operatorname {arcsech}{\phi} ##.

## The Attempt at a Solution

I've used two apps to help me get this answer. First I did it using Mathway and I got:
View attachment 227957 .

Then, WolframAlpha told me that ## x = \operatorname {arcsech}{\phi} ## is equal to:
View attachment 227958 .

After that I took that first equation in the first image and with some algebraic manipulations I got:
View attachment 227959 .

So I don't know how to procedure beyond here. This was the closest I achieved from the final answer.
One approach would be to use a trig substitution, with ##\sin(u) = \sqrt{1 - \phi^2}##, and ##\cos(u)du = \frac{-2\phi d\phi}{\sqrt{1 - \phi^2}}##. The result you get probably won't look like the solution you show, but it should be equal to the solution above within a constant.

vela
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