given to solve ,
`int sqrt(25-x^2) dx`
using the Trig Substitutions we can solve these type of integrals easily and the solution is as follows
for `sqrt(a-bx^2) ` we can take `x= sqrt(a/b) sin(u)`
so ,
`int sqrt(25-x^2) dx`
the `x = sqrt(25/1) sin(u) = 5sin(u)`
=> `dx = 5 cos(u) du`
so ,
`int sqrt(25-x^2) dx`
= `int sqrt(25-(5sin(u))^2) (5 cos(u) du)`
= `int sqrt(25-25(sin(u))^2) (5 cos(u) du)`
= `int 5 sqrt(1-sin^2 u )(5 cos(u) du)`
= `int 25 (cos(u))(cos(u)) du`
= `25 int cos^2(u) du`
= `25 int(1+cos(2u))/2 du`
= `(25/2) int (1+cos(2u)) du`
= `(25/2) [u+(1/2)(sin(2u))]+c`
but `x=5sin(u)`
=>` x/5 = sin(u)`
=> `u= arcsin(x/5)`
so,
`(25/2) [u+(1/2)(sin(2u))]+c`
=`(25/2) [(arcsin(x/5))+(1/2)(sin(2(arcsin(x/5))))]+c`
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