A definite integral problem related to sliding down frictionless QUARTER CIRCLE

Solution 1:

You will not have any solution in terms of elementary functions. Instead you will obtain an elliptic integral.

Render $y =R\cos\theta$, then the integral becomes

$R^{-1/2}\int_0^{\pi/2}\dfrac{d\theta}{\sqrt{\cos\theta}}$

Next put in $\cos\theta=1-2\sin^2(\theta/2)$ and compare with the complete elliptic integral of the first kind described in Wikipedia.