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OpenStudy (itz_sid):
I needz Help. :3
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OpenStudy (itz_sid):
\[\int\limits \frac{ dx }{ cosx-1 }\]
OpenStudy (danjs):
hmm
OpenStudy (danjs):
did you try the conjugate multiply ...cos(x)+1
OpenStudy (itz_sid):
Ooo.... I have not.
OpenStudy (itz_sid):
so it would be\[\int\limits \frac{ cosx+1 }{ \cos^2x-1 }\] which makes the denominator -sin^2x ?
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OpenStudy (danjs):
or maybe use one of those properties, half angles
sin^2(x/2) = (1-cos(x)) / 2
maybe replace the 1 - cos(x) with that 2sin^2
OpenStudy (danjs):
Or that first way, you can replace the denominator with -sin^2(x)
OpenStudy (itz_sid):
But then what. :/
I got stuck. lol
OpenStudy (danjs):
umm..
OpenStudy (danjs):
\[\int\limits\limits \frac{ cosx+1 }{ \cos^2x-1 } = -\int\limits \frac{ \cos(x) + 1 }{ \sin^2(x) }\]
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OpenStudy (danjs):
that can break into 2 easier integrals to do
\[-\int\limits \frac{ 1 }{ \sin^2(x) }*dx - \int\limits \frac{ \cos(x) }{ \sin^2(x) }*dx\]
OpenStudy (danjs):
first one is just integral of csc^2(x)
second you can substitute u=sin(x) du=cos(x)dx
OpenStudy (itz_sid):
I got \[\frac{ 1 }{ \sin x }+\cot x+ C\]
OpenStudy (itz_sid):
Thanks! I got it
OpenStudy (danjs):
yeah looks good i thi nk,
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OpenStudy (danjs):
cool , welcome
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