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#1 2017-03-16 16:34:35

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Rationalization

Evaluate
∫ (1÷(1+cos×(x))
Why we cannot rationalise it with 1-cosx


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#2 2017-03-16 16:35:37

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Re: Rationalization

I perform rationalization and ans is wrong


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#3 2017-03-16 18:49:32

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Re: Rationalization

What did you get?


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#4 2017-03-16 21:51:54

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Re: Rationalization

hi Zeeshan 01

What do you mean by rationalise here?

eg.

This is called rationalisation because the irrational denominator has been made into a rational.

But cosine(x) isn't an irrational.  ??

To do the integral you can make use of

This makes a function that is directly integrable.

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#5 2017-03-16 22:09:22

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#6 2017-03-17 01:26:30

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Re: Rationalization

I know half angle but why we not rationaliz

How???
But cosine(x) isn't an irrational.  ??

Why we cannot multiply and divide by   1-cos (x)


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#7 2017-03-17 01:55:55

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Re: Rationalization

Zeeshan 01 wrote:

Why we cannot multiply and divide by   1-cos (x)

No one is saying you can't do that, you can do that if you want. Post your calculation here and tell us what you think about the integral.

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#8 2017-03-17 02:38:09

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Re: Rationalization

Ok


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#9 2017-03-17 02:40:49

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Re: Rationalization

By doing rationalization
1-cosx÷sin (x)^2
Then
1÷sin^2 (x) -cos (x)÷


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#10 2017-03-17 02:47:47

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Re: Rationalization

You are missing something in the last line.

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#11 2017-03-17 04:02:17

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Re: Rationalization

1÷sin^2 (x) -cos (x)÷sin^2 (x)


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#12 2017-03-17 04:41:42

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Re: Rationalization

I solve ans is cosecx-cot x+c


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#13 2017-03-17 06:24:57

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Re: Rationalization

At first I thought this was not correct as my answer was different.  But both results have the same graph so then I checked the identity and we have the same.  smile

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#14 2017-03-17 07:34:41

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Re: Rationalization

I would recommend the tangent half-angle substitution for integrals of this type.

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#15 2017-03-17 15:09:03

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Re: Rationalization

I also know half angle but why not this

t both results have the same graph  ????? Where you plotted graph
Then I checked the identity and we have the same.  smile
Which identity???


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#16 2017-03-17 15:58:35

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Re: Rationalization

Zeeshan 01 wrote:

By doing rationalization
1-cosx÷sin (x)^2  . . . . . .  This isn't correct, because you didn't use grouping symbols.

[1 - cos(x)]÷[sin(x)]^2

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#17 2017-03-17 20:12:46

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Re: Rationalization

I know


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#18 2017-03-17 20:28:11

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hi Zeeshan 01

I did this integral a different way.

So my first thought when I saw your answer was ???

So I plotted the two functions together on a graph.  The second plot fitted exactly over the first.  To show this more clearly I have offset my graph by 0.3 along the axis so you can see both graphs.

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Then I checked to see if I could prove they are the same by using identity methods:

So we have the same answer.  smile

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#19 2017-03-18 00:32:08

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Re: Rationalization

Ok no one can wrong my method !!!


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#20 2017-03-18 00:38:33

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hi Zeeshan 01

Your method and answer are both good.  With any integration, if your answer differentiates back to the original question, then it is a good answer.

Bob


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#21 2017-03-18 05:32:47

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Re: Rationalization

I know !!!! But thx

And this question check this
∫ 1÷(x^2+4x+13)dx
How to solve this??


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#22 2017-03-18 05:57:27

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Re: Rationalization

Try completing the square and then using a trig substitution.

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#23 2017-03-18 15:30:59

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Re: Rationalization

What is trig substitution

When I do 1÷((x+2)^2+3^2)
It's tan formula


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#24 2017-03-18 19:28:59

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Re: Rationalization

Use the fact that
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#25 2017-03-18 21:02:57

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Re: Rationalization

Plese show me


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