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Dreambig85
04.02.2020 •
Mathematics
Ineed with a calculus 2 exercise, with a good explanation to what i'm trying to figure out.
the problem involves finding the arc length when y = (x^2)/2 - (lnx/4) given 2≤ x ≤ 4
so i know the formula involves l = integral from a to b of sqrt(1+(f'(x))^2)dx
and i took the the derivative of y = (x^2)/2 - (lnx/4)
and got = x - (1/4x)
i then kept reducing it to suit the formula
1 + ( x - 1/4x)^2
i added the alike terms
1 + x^2 - 1/2 + 1/16x^2
x^2 + 1/2 + 1/16x^2
and then comes my question!
so it is supposed to become this afterwards: (x + 1/4x) ^ 2
but how did that happen, i don't understand how i can reduce it to a square, me figure it out.
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Ответ:
When writing rational expressions, you need to be aware that ...
1/4x = (1/4)x ≠ 1/(4x)
Parentheses around the denominator are required, unless you're typesetting the expression and can use a fraction bar for grouping.
The derivative of the curve expression is ...
y' = x - 1/(4x) . . . . . parentheses added to what you wrote
and the expression (1 -(y')^2) can be written ...
1 -(y')^2 = x^2 +1/2 +1/(16x^2) . . . . . parentheses added to what you wrote
The first and last terms of this trinomial are both perfect squares, so you might suspect the whole trinomial is a perfect square. You recall that ...
(a +b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2
This is a good "pattern" to remember. Using it is a matter of pattern recognition, as is the case with a lot of math.
Here, you have ...
a = x
b = 1/(4x)
In order for your trinomial to be a perfect square, the product 2ab must equal the middle term of your trinomial. (Spoiler: it does.)
2ab = 2(x)(1/(4x)) = (2x)/(4x) = 1/2 . . . . . matches the middle term of 1 -(y')^2
Hence your trinomial can be written as the square ...
1 -(y')^2 = (x +1/(4x))^2
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This is convenient because you want to integrate the square root of this. Your integral then becomes ...
Ответ:
Angle BEA
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