Trig substitution cheat sheet

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Although this appears different, if you look at this graph (drag the slider at the top-left at your own leisure) => <= then you will see that -arccos(x / sqrt(u)) + pi/2 is actually equal to arcsin(x / sqrt(u)). If we choose x as the side adjacent to theta, then we will end up with -arccos(x / sqrt(u)) + c. Scenario ONE: this one is comparatively complex, but it still does make sense.

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There are two scenarios, and these are as follows:

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