You should factor out `x^2` to radicand such that:
`sqrt(x^2 - 16) = sqrt(x^2(1 - (4/x)^2))`
You should use the following trigonometric substitution such that:
`4/x = sint => -4/x^2 dx = cost dt => (dx)/x^2 = -(cos t)/4 dt`
`x^2 = 16/(sin^2 t)`
You need to change the variable such that:
`int_4^5 sqrt(x^2-16)/x^2 dx = int_(t_1)^(t_2) sqrt((16/(sin^2 t))(1 - sin^2 t))*(-(cos t)/4)`
You should use the fundamental formula of trigonometry such that:
`1 - sin^2 t = cos^2 t`
`int_(t_1)^(t_2) sqrt((16/(sin^2 t))(cos^2 t))*(-(cos t)/4)` = `int_(t_1)^(t_2) -(cos^2 t)/(sin^2 t) dt`
Substituting `1 - sin^2 t` for `cos^2 t` yields:
`int_(t_1)^(t_2) -(1 - sin^2 t)/(sin^2 t) dt`
You need to split the integral using the property of linearity of integral such that:
`int_(t_1)^(t_2) -(1 - sin^2 t)/(sin^2 t) dt = int_(t_1)^(t_2) -1/(sin^2 t) dt + int_(t_1)^(t_2) dt`
`int_(t_1)^(t_2) -(1 - sin^2 t)/(sin^2 t) dt = (cot t + t)_(t_1)^(t_2)`
Substituting back `arcsin(4/x)` for `t` yields:
`int_4^5 sqrt(x^2-16)/x^2 dx = (cot(arcsin(4/x)) + arcsin(4/x))|_4^5`
`int_4^5 sqrt(x^2-16)/x^2 dx = cot(arcsin(4/5)) + arcsin(4/5) - cot(arcsin(4/4)) -arcsin(4/4) `
`int_4^5 sqrt(x^2-16)/x^2 dx = cot(arcsin(4/5)) + arcsin(4/5) - cot(pi/2) - pi/2`
`int_4^5 sqrt(x^2-16)/x^2 dx = cot(arcsin(4/5)) + arcsin(4/5) - 0 - pi/2`
`int_4^5 sqrt(x^2-16)/x^2 dx = cot(arcsin(4/5)) + arcsin(4/5) - pi/2`
Hence, evaluating the given definite integral, using trigonometric substitution yields `int_4^5 sqrt(x^2-16)/x^2 dx = cot(arcsin(4/5)) + arcsin(4/5) - pi/2.`
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