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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I need a HERO! INTEGRAL SOS!!!!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\int\limits \frac{ 1 }{ \sin2x }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

@purple_pink

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@IrishBoy123 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@abb0t

OpenStudy (purple_pink):

sorry i d not know this

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hanks though!

OpenStudy (purple_pink):

ur welcom sorry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@mathstudent55

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@dan815

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@paki?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

will you be my sunshine?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@clynnew

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what grade and type of math is this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nah it's crazy what's shown there

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

that's horrible try this 1/sin = sin/sin^2 = sin / (1-cos^2) sub u = cos2x, du = -2 sin2x dx, dx = -du/2 sin2x makes it -∫sin2x/(1-u^2) * du/sin2x = very do-able! but check algebra , am on hoof at mo, but the idea is good.....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you asked for my help, just showing you one way to do it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that's calculus for biotechnology BSC

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Here's another not-so-obvious approach. \[\frac{1}{\sin2x}=\csc2x=\csc2x\times\frac{\csc 2x+\cot2x}{\csc2x+\cot2x}=\frac{\csc^2x+\csc2x\cot2x}{\csc2x+\cot2x}\] Now setting \(u=\csc2x+\cot2x\) gives \(du=(-2\csc2x\cot2x-2\csc^22x)\,dx\), so \[\int\frac{dx}{\sin2x}=-\frac{1}{2}\int\frac{du}{u}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@SithsAndGiggles is there a more obvious way to do that? I'm just a biotech student, our math can't be that hard ehe?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@clynnew thanks! I really appreciate it!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Refer to @IrishBoy123 's post. It's much less time consuming.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but the algebra doesn't make sense @IrishBoy123

OpenStudy (anonymous):

dt will give something complicated

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{1}{\sin2x}=\frac{\sin2x}{\sin^22x}=\frac{\sin2x}{1-\cos^22x}\] Nothing fancy here, just a trig identity. If \(u=\cos2x\), then \(du=-2\sin2x\,dx\), so \[\int\frac{dx}{\sin2x}=-\frac{1}{2}\int\frac{du}{1-u^2}\] You can use partial fractions from here. \[\frac{1}{1-u^2}=\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{1}{1-u}+\frac{1}{1+u}\right)\] \[\int\frac{dx}{\sin2x}=-\frac{1}{4}\int\left(\frac{1}{1-u}+\frac{1}{1+u}\right)\,du\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks a lot!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but why 0.25?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why not 0.5 outside the integral?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@SithsAndGiggles

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

@clynnew i must apologise to you. i think the method you found is horrible, but i certainly recognise and appreciate your kind intentions. mea culpa.

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