Use the formulas listed in the rule on integration formulas resulting in inverse trigonometric functions to match up the correct format and make alterations as necessary to solve the problem.
Substitution is often required to put the integrand in the correct form.
Key Equations
Integrals That Produce Inverse Trigonometric Functions
[latex]\displaystyle\int \frac{du}{\sqrt{{a}^{2}-{u}^{2}}}={ \sin }^{-1}\left(\frac{u}{a}\right)+C[/latex]
[latex]\displaystyle\int \frac{du}{{a}^{2}+{u}^{2}}=\frac{1}{a}\phantom{\rule{0.05em}{0ex}}{ \tan }^{-1}\left(\frac{u}{a}\right)+C[/latex]
[latex]\displaystyle\int \frac{du}{u\sqrt{{u}^{2}-{a}^{2}}}=\frac{1}{a}\phantom{\rule{0.05em}{0ex}}{ \sec }^{-1}\left(\frac{u}{a}\right)+C[/latex]
