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1/sqrt(a-x^2)
is it sin^-1(x/sqrt(a)) ?
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1/sqrt(a-x^2)
is it sin^-1(x/sqrt(a)) ?
So close! Just remember that \frac{1}{\sqrt{a}} out front.
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Thank you,
I didn't get the same result as the book for the problem at the end.
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