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Solve the following.
Evaluate: ∫ tan⁻¹√(1-x)/(1+x) dx.
Evaluate: $\int \tan^{-1}\sqrt{\frac{1-x}{1+x}} \, dx$.
Answer
Answer
Put $x = \cos 2\theta$, so $\theta = \frac{1}{2}\cos^{-1}x$.
$\sqrt{\frac{1 - x}{1 + x}} = \sqrt{\frac{1 - \cos 2\theta}{1 + \cos 2\theta}} = \tan\theta$, so $\tan^{-1}\sqrt{\frac{1-x}{1+x}} = \theta = \frac{1}{2}\cos^{-1}x$.
$\int\tan^{-1}\sqrt{\frac{1-x}{1+x}}\,dx = \frac{1}{2}\int\cos^{-1}x\,dx$
By parts: $\int\cos^{-1}x\,dx = x\cos^{-1}x + \int\frac{x}{\sqrt{1 - x^2}}dx = x\cos^{-1}x - \sqrt{1 - x^2}$
Hence the integral is $\frac{1}{2}\left(x\cos^{-1}x - \sqrt{1 - x^2}\right) + C$.
Final answer: $\frac{1}{2}\left(x\cos^{-1}x - \sqrt{1 - x^2}\right) + C$