Saturday, December 08, 2007

[Math4u] Curious definite integral relationship

Here is an interesting definite integral relationship found in this
months Math Horizons, a MAA publication.

I will use Mathematica notation to represent the integrals:

Integral[function,{integration variable,lower limit,upper limit}]

Typically, the integrals of a function and the reciprocal of the
function bear little relation to each other. The following is an
interesting exception with applications to the study of elliptic
functions:

Integral[Sqrt[1-x^4],{x,0,1}] = (2/3)Integral[1/Sqrt[1-x^4],{x,0,1}]

Anyone want to take a crack at proving this?

-- Rick


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