I was doing my homework, and on problem 45 in Early Trancend. Calc 5th edition. I got stuck.
I'm supposed to integrate (1-(tanx)^2)/(secx)^2
I tried out some different things(changing it to cos and sin, multipling top and bottom with secs and tans) but none of them worked. The answer in the back of the book says (1/2)sin(2x) + C. I don't understand how to start. Any help?
2007-07-15
18:59:08
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ok i think i figured it out
to i multiply top and bottom by (secx)^2, then change the bottom (secx)^2 to 1+(tanx)^2?
2007-07-15
19:03:30 ·
update #1
Well i tried that out, set u=tanx and du=(secx)^2. But I'm stuck at integrating: (u^2-1)/(1+2u^2+u^4). Maybe its simple, but i dont see it
2007-07-15
19:11:09 ·
update #2