Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 7 - Section 7.6 - Integration Using Tables and Computer Algebra Systems - 7.6 Exercises - Page 513: 37

Answer

CAS:$\displaystyle \quad\tan x+\frac{1}{3}\tan^{3}x+\mathrm{C}$ Table:$\displaystyle \quad=\frac{1}{3}\tan x\sec^{2}x+\frac{2}{3}\tan x+C$. (equivalent, after applying $\tan^{2}x=\sec^{2}x-1$)

Work Step by Step

Using Table of integrals: $\color{blue}{77. \displaystyle \quad\int\sec^{n}udu=\frac{1}{n-1}\tan u\sec^{n-2}u+\frac{n-2}{n-1}\int\sec^{n-2}udu }$ $\displaystyle \int\sec^{4}xdx=\frac{1}{3}\tan x\sec^{2}x+\frac{2}{3}\int\sec^{2}xdx$ $\color{blue}{8. \quad \displaystyle \int\sec^{2}udu=\tan u+C }$ $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\tan x\sec^{2}x+\frac{2}{3}\tan x+C$. Geogebra CAS gives $\displaystyle \int\sec^{4}xdx=\tan x+\frac{1}{3}\tan^{3}x+\mathrm{C}$ Applying the identity $\tan^{2}x=\sec^{2}x-1$ $\displaystyle \tan x+\frac{1}{3}\tan^{3}x=\\=\tan x+\frac{1}{3}\tan x(\sec^{2}x-1)=\frac{2}{3}\tan x+\frac{1}{3}\tan x\sec^{2}x,$ so the results are equivalent.
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