The length of the arc on the interval is obtained by the following calculations.
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Set so that , or . Under this substitution, the endpoint becomes , and the endpoint becomes . The definite integral to evaluate is now
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Based on these calculations, the arc-length function itself is
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Note that the upper limit on the integral must not be the same as the variable of integration. Hence, the use of for the upper limit.