解:令 x = a s i n t ,即 d x = d ( a s i n t ) = a c o s t d t ,且当 x 从 0 变化到 a 时, t 从 0 变化到 π 2 ,从而
∫ 0 a = a 2 - x 2 d x = ∫ 0 π 2 a c o s t × a c o s t d t = a 2 ∫ 0 π 2 c o s 2 t d t
= a 2 ∫ 0 π 2 1 + c o s 2 t 2 d t = a 2 2 ( t + s i n 2 t 2 ) | 0 π 2 = 1 4 π a 2