Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Techniques of Integration - 7.2 Trigonometric Integrals - 7.2 Exercises - Page 525: 44

Answer

\[\frac{\tan^2 x}{2}+\frac{\tan^4 x}{4}+C\]

Work Step by Step

Let \[I=\int\sin x\:\sec^5 xdx\] \[I=\int\frac{\sin x}{\cos^5 x}dx\] \[I=\int\tan x\:\sec^4 xdx\] \[\left[\sec^2 x-\tan^2 x=1\right]\] \[I=\int\tan x(1+\tan^2 x)\:\sec^2 xdx\] Substitute $t=\tan x\;\; \Rightarrow dt=\sec^2 xdx$ \[I=\int t(1+t^2)dt\] \[I=\int (t+t^3)dt\] \[I=\frac{t^2}{2}+\frac{t^4}{4}+C\] $C$ is constant of integration \[I=\frac{\tan^2 x}{2}+\frac{\tan^4x}{4}+C\] Hence,\[I=\frac{\tan^2 x}{2}+\frac{\tan^4x}{4}+C\].
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