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Homework Statement
given: [itex]dt=-\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{\frac{l}{g}}\frac{d\theta}{\sqrt{sin^2(\alpha/2)-sin^2(\theta/2)}}[/itex]
make the change of variables [itex]sin(\theta/2)=sin(\alpha/2)sin(\phi)[/itex]
to show that: [itex]dt=-\sqrt{\frac{l}{g}}\frac{d\phi}{\sqrt{1-k^2sin^2(\phi)}}[/itex]
where [itex]k=sin(\alpha/2)[/itex]
Homework Equations
given in (A)
The Attempt at a Solution
Substituting for θ i have gotten to:
[itex]dt=-\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{\frac{l}{g}}\frac{d\theta}{\sqrt{k^2-k^2sin^2(\phi)}}[/itex]
I'm not sure how to go any farther, or how to substitute for dθ
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