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OpenStudy (anonymous):
Find the following integral.
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hartnn (hartnn):
which ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
lol hold on im writing it out now.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[ ∫\frac{ cosx }{ 1-\cos ^{2}x } dx\]
hartnn (hartnn):
can't you simplify the denominator ?
\(\sin^2 x+\cos^2x=1 \\ 1-\cos^2x=... ?\)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
sin^2(x)
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
then i took out a sin from the bottom to make it cotx * 1/sinx
hartnn (hartnn):
you have cos/sin^2
keep it like that only.
put u= sin x
du=.... ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
cos2x d(2x)
hartnn (hartnn):
?? how ?
u= sin x dx
du will be just cos x dx
isn't it ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
im sorry i've got to run across campus now, ill be back in like 15 mins though!
thanks for your help so far.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
and yes lol.
hartnn (hartnn):
no problem :)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
okay sorry about that im back now.
hartnn (hartnn):
good to see you back :)
try u= sin x
du=... ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
cos x dx?
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hartnn (hartnn):
yes, so numerator = du
denominator = u^2
can you integrate that ?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i dont know how to integrate the bottom part.
hartnn (hartnn):
you have \(\int du/u^2= \int u^{-2}du=..?\)
use the formula for integarl of x^n dx.....
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