[Math] Definite integral $\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\! \frac{\sin x }{\sqrt{\sin 2x}}\,\mathrm{d} x$

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$$\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\! \frac{\sin x }{\sqrt{\sin 2x}}\,\mathrm{d} x$$

I'm pretty sure I can finish it after finding the anti derivative. I tried changing the denominator to $2\sin x \cos x$ and subbing $u$ as $\sin x$.

$$\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\! \frac{\sin x }{\sqrt{2\sin x\cos x}}\,\mathrm{d} x$$

Best Answer

This can be written as

$$\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \sqrt{\tan x}\, dx$$

Now substitute $t^2 = \tan x$ $-$ this is valid since $\tan x \ge 0$ for $0 \le x < \frac{\pi}{2}$.

Then $2t\, dt = (1+t^4)\, dx$, and so the integral is equal to

$$\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \int_0^{\infty} t \cdot \dfrac{2t}{1+t^4}\, dt$$

Try to take over from here; let me know if you have more problems.

You should end up with $\dfrac{\pi}{2}$, and it is possible to find a closed form for the antiderivative.

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