Integrate $\sqrt {4 - {x^2}} $.
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Ans: Let $I = \int {\sqrt {4 - {x^2}} dx = \int {\sqrt {{{\left( 2 \right)}^2} - {{\left( x \right)}^2}} dx} } $
It is known that,
$\sqrt {{a^2} - {x^2}} dx = \dfrac{x}{2}\sqrt {{a^2} - {x^2}} + \dfrac{{{a^2}}}{2}{\sin ^{ - 1}}\dfrac{x}{a} + C$
For $a$ substitute $2$ and solve the integral.
$\therefore I = \dfrac{x}{2}\sqrt {4 - {x^2}} + \dfrac{4}{2}{\sin ^{ - 1}}\dfrac{x}{2} + C$
$ = \dfrac{x}{2}\sqrt {4 - {x^2}} + 2{\sin ^{ - 1}}\dfrac{x}{2} + C$
Where $C$ is an arbitrary constant.
The integral of $\sqrt {4 - {x^2}} $ is $\dfrac{x}{2}\sqrt {4 - {x^2}} + 2{\sin ^{ - 1}}\dfrac{x}{2} + C$.