Integration-of-Inverse-Trigonometric-Functions
Integration-of-Inverse-Trigonometric-Functions
The following formulas for evaluating the integrals of inverse trigonometric functions. In
these formulas “u” are differentiable functions of u and the letter “a” is constant.
𝑑𝑢 𝑢
1. ∫ √𝑎2 = 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑠𝑖𝑛 (𝑎) + 𝐶
−𝑢2
𝑑𝑢 1 𝑢
2. ∫ 𝑎2 +𝑢2 = 𝑎 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 (𝑎) + 𝐶
𝑑𝑢 1 𝑢
3. ∫ = 𝑎 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑠𝑒𝑐 (𝑎) + 𝐶
𝑢√𝑢2 −𝑎2
Sample Problems:
𝑑𝑥
1. ∫
√4−9𝑥 2
𝑑𝑥
2. ∫
𝑥√4𝑥 2 −9
𝑑𝑥
3. ∫
16+𝑥 2
𝑥𝑑𝑥
4. ∫
𝑥 4 +3
𝑑𝑥
5. ∫
𝑥√𝑥 4 −1
𝑥+9
6. ∫ 𝑑𝑥
𝑥 2 +9
𝑑𝑥
7. ∫
𝑒 𝑥 +𝑒 −𝑥
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥𝑑𝑥
8. ∫
9+4𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑥
Solutions:
𝑑𝑥
1. ∫
√4−9𝑥 2
𝑑𝑥
2. ∫
𝑥√4𝑥 2 −9
𝑑𝑥
3. ∫
16+𝑥 2
𝑥𝑑𝑥
4. ∫
𝑥 4 +3
𝑑𝑢 1
=∫ ( 2 )
2 𝑢 + 𝑎2
𝑑𝑢
=∫
2(𝑢2 + 𝑎2 )
1 𝑑𝑢
= ∫ 2
2 𝑢 + 𝑎2
1 1 𝑥2
= [ 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( ) + 𝐶]
2 √3 √3
1 𝑥2
= 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( ) + 𝐶
2√3 √3
√3 𝑥 2 √3
= 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 [( )] + 𝐶
2(√3)2 (√3)2
√3 𝑥 2 √3
= 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 [( )] + 𝐶
2(3) 3
√3 𝑥 2 √3
= 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 [( )] + 𝐶
6 3
𝑑𝑥
5. ∫
𝑥√𝑥 4 −1
𝑑𝑢 1
=∫ ( )
2 𝑢√𝑢2 − 𝑎2
𝑑𝑢
=∫
2𝑢√𝑢2 − 𝑎2
1 𝑑𝑢
= ∫
2 𝑢√𝑢2 − 𝑎2
1 1 𝑢
= [ 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑠𝑒𝑐 ( ) + 𝐶]
2 𝑎 𝑎
1 1 𝑥2
= [ 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑠𝑒𝑐 ( ) + 𝐶]
2 1 1
1
= 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑠𝑒𝑐(𝑥 2 ) + 𝐶
2
𝑥+9
6. ∫ 𝑑𝑥
𝑥 2 +9
1 𝑥
= 𝑙𝑛|𝑥 2 + 9| + 3𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( ) + 𝐶
2 3
𝑑𝑥
7. ∫
𝑒 𝑥 +𝑒 −𝑥
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥𝑑𝑥
8. ∫
9+4𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑥
𝑑𝑢 1
=∫ ( 2 )
2 𝑎 + 𝑢2
𝑑𝑢
=∫
2(𝑎2 + 𝑢2 )
1 𝑑𝑢
= ∫ 2
2 𝑎 + 𝑢2
1 1 𝑢
= [ 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( ) + 𝐶]
2 𝑎 𝑎
1 1 2𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥
= [ 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( ) + 𝐶]
2 3 3
1 2𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥
= 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( )+𝐶
6 3