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Nicholas Cruz

Nicholas Cruz

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2022-05-27

Evaluate 1 1 + 3 sin 2 x d x (Making antiderivative continuous.)
Evaluate 1 1 + 3 sin 2 x d x
I know that this has an antiderivative on R .
I can use the trig. substitution t = tan x on ( π 2 + k π , π 2 + k π )
x = arctan t
d x = 1 1 + t 2 d t
To get 1 1 + 3 sin 2 x d x = 1 1 + 3 t 2 t 2 + 1 1 1 + t 2 d t= 1 1 + ( 2 t ) 2 d t = 1 2 1 1 + u 2 d u = 1 2 arctan ( 2 tan x ) + C
But this only appplies on the interval ( π 2 + k π , π 2 + k π ), whereas the original function should have an antiderivative on R . So I have to make it continuous, but I don't know how.
(I do know that we did a similar thing for | x |   d x, but I lost my notes and don't know how doing this is called in english so I can't google it. We called it "gluing" antiderivatives. And I remember that we utilized limits in some fashion related to the integration constants)

Answer & Explanation

Dreforganzv

Dreforganzv

Beginner2022-05-28Added 9 answers

Step 1
In each interval ( π 2 + k π , π 2 + k π ) the solution will be F ( x ) = 1 2 arctan ( 2 tan x ) + C k . To make it continuous for x R you need that for every k Z .
lim x ( k π + π 2 ) F ( x ) = lim x ( k π + π 2 ) + F ( x )
that is lim x ( k π + π 2 ) 1 2 arctan ( 2 tan x ) + C k = lim x ( k π + π 2 ) + 1 2 arctan ( 2 tan x ) + C k + 1
lim x ( π 2 ) 1 2 arctan ( 2 tan x ) + C k = lim x ( π 2 ) + 1 2 arctan ( 2 tan x ) + C k + 1
lim t + 1 2 arctan ( 2 t ) + C k = lim t 1 2 arctan ( 2 t ) + C k + 1
π 4 + C k = π 4 + C k + 1
C k = C 0 + k π 2
Step 2
You have then F ( x ) = 1 2 arctan ( 2 tan x ) + k π 2 + C 0 for  x ( π 2 + k π , π 2 + k π )
or equivalently F ( x ) = 1 2 arctan ( 2 tan x ) + x π + 1 2 π 2 + C 0
Davin Fields

Davin Fields

Beginner2022-05-29Added 3 answers

Step 1
Actually, the answer should have been 1 2 arctan ( 2 tan x ).
Now, define F : [ 0 , ) R as
x { 1 2 arctan ( 2 tan x )  if  x [ 0 , π 2 ) π 4  if  x = π 2 1 2 arctan ( 2 tan x ) + π 2  if  x ( π 2 , 3 π 2 ) 3 π 4  if  x = 3 π 2 1 2 arctan ( 2 tan x ) + π  if  x ( 3 π 2 , 5 π 2 )
Step 2
Finally, extend F to R by doing F ( x ) = F ( x ) is x < 0. And now F is the primitive of x 1 1 + 3 sin 2 x such that F ( 0 ) = 0.

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