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Does anybody know substitutions that can be used for the following integrals:
<br /> \int (a^2 - b^2 \cos\theta)^{-3/2} d\theta<br />
<br /> \int (a^2 - b^2 \cos\theta)^{-3/2} \sin\theta d\theta<br />
<br /> \int (a^2 - b^2 \cos\theta)^{-3/2} \cos\theta d\theta<br />
I also had a look for these in my table of integrals, but didn't see anything appropriate, but am also a bit rusty, and could just be overlooking the obvious.
EDIT: oops. fixed sign in square root.
<br /> \int (a^2 - b^2 \cos\theta)^{-3/2} d\theta<br />
<br /> \int (a^2 - b^2 \cos\theta)^{-3/2} \sin\theta d\theta<br />
<br /> \int (a^2 - b^2 \cos\theta)^{-3/2} \cos\theta d\theta<br />
I also had a look for these in my table of integrals, but didn't see anything appropriate, but am also a bit rusty, and could just be overlooking the obvious.
EDIT: oops. fixed sign in square root.
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