Evaluate the following integral using trigonometric substitution. \int_{2\sqrt{3}}^{\sqrt{2}} \frac{\sqrt{x^2 - 1}}{x} dx What substitution will be the most helpful for evaluating this integral? A. x = sec \theta B. x = sin \theta C. x = tan \theta Rewrite the given integral using this substitution. \int_{2\sqrt{3}}^{\sqrt{2}} \frac{\sqrt{x^2 - 1}}{x} dx = \int_{\frac{\pi}{6}}^{\frac{\pi}{4}} \boxed{} d\theta (Simplify your answers. Type exact answers.) Evaluate the integral. \int_{2\sqrt{3}}^{\sqrt{2}} \frac{\sqrt{x^2 - 1}}{x} dx = \boxed{} (Type an exact answer.)
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In Exercises $1-4,$ evaluate the integral by following the steps given. $$I=\int \frac{d x}{x^{2} \sqrt{x^{2}-2}}$$ (a) Show that the substitution $x=\sqrt{2} \sec \theta$ transforms the integral $I$ into $\frac{1}{2} \int \cos \theta d \theta,$ and evaluate $I$ in terms of $\theta$ . (b) Use a right triangle to show that with the above substitution, $\sin \theta=\sqrt{x^{2}-2} / x$ (c) Evaluate $I$ in terms of $x$ .
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In Exercises $1-4,$ evaluate the integral by following the steps given. $$I=\int \frac{d x}{x^{2} \sqrt{x^{2}-2}}$$ \begin{equation}\begin{array}{l}{\text { (a) Show that the substitution } x=\sqrt{2} \sec \theta \text { transforms the integral } I} \\ {\text { into } \frac{1}{2} \int \cos \theta d \theta, \text { and evaluate } I \text { in terms of } \theta \text { . }} \\ {\text { (b) Use a right triangle to show that with the above substitution, }} \\ {\sin \theta=\sqrt{x^{2}-2 / x}} \\ {\text { (c) Evaluate } I \text { in terms of } x \text { . }}\end{array}\end{equation}
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