INTEGRATION OF

INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS

Review
Recall derivatives of inverse trig
functions
d
1 du
1
sin u
, u 1
dx
1 u 2 dx
d
1 du
1
tan u
dx
1 u 2 dx
d
1
du
1
sec u
, u 1
dx
u u 2 1 dx
2

Integrals Using Same

Relationships
du

u
a 2 u 2 arcsin a C
du
1
u
a 2 u 2 a arctan a C
du
1
u
u u 2 a 2 a arcsec a C

When
When given
given
integral
integral problems,
problems,
look
look for
for these
these
patterns
patterns

2.
1.
3.

If a=1, you have:

du
1 u
du
1 u2

sin 1 u C

tan 1 u C

du
u u 1
2

sec u C

Identifying Patterns
For each of the integrals below,
which inverse trig function is
involved?
4dx
dx

13 16 x

25 x 2 4

dx
9 x

Warning
Many integrals look like the inverse
trig forms
Which of the following are of the
inverse trig forms?
x dx
1 x2

dx
1 x2

x dx

1 x2

dx

IfIf they
they are
are not,
not,
how
how are
are they
they
integrated?
integrated?

1 x2
6

Try These
Look for the pattern or how the
expression can be manipulated into
one of the patterns
dx
8dx
4 x 2 4 x 15
1 16 x 2

x dx
1 25 x

x 5
x 10 x 16
2

dx

Completing the Square

Often a good strategy when quadratic
functions are involved in the integration

dx
x 2 2 x 10
Remember we seek

(x b)2 + c

Which might give us an integral resulting in

the arctan function

Completing the Square

Try these
2

dx
2 x 2 4 x 13

2
x 4x
2

dx

Example : Evaluate the following integrals using

the formulas for integrals yielding inverse
trigonometric functions:
1.
2.

3.

ds

4.

2 5s 2
dx

dy
y 16 y 2 9

xdx
5. 2
x x 1

2x x2

dx
3x x 2
2

7.

6.

3dx

x 2

x2 4x 3

3x 1 dx
2x2 2x 3

HOMEWORK: Evaluate the following

1.

2.

integral.

rdr
16 9r

sin xdx
2 cos x
2

dx
3.
1 x x
x2 1
4.
dx
2
4 x
x

e
5.
dx
2x
1 e

6.
7.

xdx

3 2x x
cos
1 sin
2

x 9 x 2 1

2 x 3 dx
8.
2
2x 4x 3

dx
9.
2
x 1 ln x

dx

10.

dt
11.
2
2

t
0
1

12. 3 4 x 4 x 2 dx
1/ 2

ln 3

dz
13. z z
e e
ln 2
11