Primitive of Reciprocal of Root of x squared minus a squared
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Theorem
Inverse Hyperbolic Cosine Form
- $\ds \int \frac {\d x} {\sqrt {x^2 - a^2} } = \dfrac {\size x} x \arcosh {\size {\frac x a} } + C$
for $x^2 > a^2$.
Logarithm Form
- $\ds \int \frac {\d x} {\sqrt {x^2 - a^2} } = \ln \size {x + \sqrt {x^2 - a^2} } + C$
for $0 < a < \size x$.
Also see
Sources
- 1968: George B. Thomas, Jr.: Calculus and Analytic Geometry (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Front endpapers: A Brief Table of Integrals: $36$.