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| − | Substitutions of the variable | + | {{TEX|done}} |
| + | Substitutions of the variable $x=x(t)$ in an integral | ||
| − | + | \[\label{eq1} \int R(x,\sqrt{ax^2+bx+c})\mathrm{d}x,\] | |
| − | where | + | where $R$ is a rational function of its arguments, that reduce \eqref{eq1} to the integral of a rational function. There are three types of such substitutions. |
| − | The first Euler substitution: If | + | The first Euler substitution: If $a>0$, then |
| − | + | \[ \sqrt{ax^2+bx+c}=\pm x\sqrt{a}\pm t.\] | |
| − | The second Euler substitution: If the roots | + | The second Euler substitution: If the roots $x_1$ and $x_2$ of the quadratic polynomial $ax^2+bx+c$ are real, then |
| − | + | \[\sqrt{ax^2+bx+c}=\pm t(x-x_1).\] | |
| − | The third Euler substitution: If | + | The third Euler substitution: If $c>0$, then |
| − | + | \[ \sqrt{ ax^2+bx+c} = \pm \sqrt{c}\pm xt.\] | |
| − | (Any combination of signs may be chosen on the right-hand side in each case.) All the Euler substitutions allow both the original variable of integration | + | (Any combination of signs may be chosen on the right-hand side in each case.) All the Euler substitutions allow both the original variable of integration $x$ and $\sqrt{ax^2+bx+c}$ to be expressed rationally in terms of the new variable $t$. |
| − | The first two Euler substitutions permit the reduction of | + | The first two Euler substitutions permit the reduction of \eqref{eq1} to the integral of a rational function over any interval on which $\sqrt{ax^2+bx+c}$ takes only real values. |
Geometrically, the Euler substitutions mean that the second-order curve | Geometrically, the Euler substitutions mean that the second-order curve | ||
| − | + | \[\label{eq2} y^2= ax^2+bx+c \] | |
| − | has a rational parametric representation; for if | + | has a rational parametric representation; for if $t$ is chosen to be the angular coefficient of the pencil of straight lines $y-y_0=t(x-x_0)$ passing through a point $(x_0,y_0)$ of \eqref{eq2}, then the coordinates of any point on this curve can be expressed rationally in terms of $t$. In the case when $a>0$, that is, when \eqref{eq2} is a hyperbola, the first Euler substitution is obtained by taking as $(x_0,y_0)$ one of the points at infinity defined by the directions of the asymptotes of this hyperbola; when the roots $x_1$ and $x_2$ of the quadratic polynomial $ax^2+bx+c$ are real, the second Euler substitution is obtained by taking as $(x_0,y_0)$ one of the points $(x_1,0)$ or $(x_2,0)$; finally, when $c>0$, the third Euler substitution is obtained by taking as $(x_0,y_0)$ one of the points where the curve \eqref{eq2} intersects the ordinate axis, that is, one of the points $(0,\pm\sqrt{c})$. |
Revision as of 16:24, 2 May 2014
Substitutions of the variable $x=x(t)$ in an integral
\[\label{eq1} \int R(x,\sqrt{ax^2+bx+c})\mathrm{d}x,\]
where $R$ is a rational function of its arguments, that reduce \eqref{eq1} to the integral of a rational function. There are three types of such substitutions.
The first Euler substitution: If $a>0$, then
\[ \sqrt{ax^2+bx+c}=\pm x\sqrt{a}\pm t.\]
The second Euler substitution: If the roots $x_1$ and $x_2$ of the quadratic polynomial $ax^2+bx+c$ are real, then
\[\sqrt{ax^2+bx+c}=\pm t(x-x_1).\]
The third Euler substitution: If $c>0$, then
\[ \sqrt{ ax^2+bx+c} = \pm \sqrt{c}\pm xt.\]
(Any combination of signs may be chosen on the right-hand side in each case.) All the Euler substitutions allow both the original variable of integration $x$ and $\sqrt{ax^2+bx+c}$ to be expressed rationally in terms of the new variable $t$.
The first two Euler substitutions permit the reduction of \eqref{eq1} to the integral of a rational function over any interval on which $\sqrt{ax^2+bx+c}$ takes only real values.
Geometrically, the Euler substitutions mean that the second-order curve
\[\label{eq2} y^2= ax^2+bx+c \]
has a rational parametric representation; for if $t$ is chosen to be the angular coefficient of the pencil of straight lines $y-y_0=t(x-x_0)$ passing through a point $(x_0,y_0)$ of \eqref{eq2}, then the coordinates of any point on this curve can be expressed rationally in terms of $t$. In the case when $a>0$, that is, when \eqref{eq2} is a hyperbola, the first Euler substitution is obtained by taking as $(x_0,y_0)$ one of the points at infinity defined by the directions of the asymptotes of this hyperbola; when the roots $x_1$ and $x_2$ of the quadratic polynomial $ax^2+bx+c$ are real, the second Euler substitution is obtained by taking as $(x_0,y_0)$ one of the points $(x_1,0)$ or $(x_2,0)$; finally, when $c>0$, the third Euler substitution is obtained by taking as $(x_0,y_0)$ one of the points where the curve \eqref{eq2} intersects the ordinate axis, that is, one of the points $(0,\pm\sqrt{c})$.
How to Cite This Entry:
Euler substitutions. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Euler_substitutions&oldid=32131
Euler substitutions. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Euler_substitutions&oldid=32131
This article was adapted from an original article by L.D. Kudryavtsev (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article