Re: Can't integrate sqrt(a+b*cos(t)+c*cos(2t))
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- Subject: [mg90801] Re: Can't integrate sqrt(a+b*cos(t)+c*cos(2t))
- From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:04:57 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <g6710s$sb6$1@smc.vnet.net>
Hi, expr = 5 - 4*Cos[t] + Cos[2*t] // TrigExpand Integrate[Sqrt[expr], {t, 0, Pi}] ?? Regards Jens Valeri Astanoff wrote: > Good day, > > Neither Mathematica 6 nor anyone here can integrate this: > > In[1]:= Integrate[Sqrt[5 - 4*Cos[t] + Cos[2*t]], {t, 0, Pi}] > Out[1]= Integrate[Sqrt[5 - 4*Cos[t] + Cos[2*t]], {t, 0, Pi}] > > In[2]:= NIntegrate[Sqrt[5 - 4*Cos[t] + Cos[2*t]], {t, 0, Pi}] > Out[2]= 6.72288 > > I know the exact result: > > In[3]:= (1/5^(3/4))*(Sqrt[2]*(10*EllipticE[(1/10)*(5 - Sqrt[5])] - > 10*EllipticK[(1/10)*(5 - Sqrt[5])] + (5 + 3*Sqrt[5])* > EllipticPi[(1/10)*(5 - 3*Sqrt[5]), (1/10)*(5 - Sqrt[5])]))//N > Out[3]= 6.72288 > > but I would like to prove it. > > Thanks in advance to the samaritan experts... > > > V.Astanoff >