Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 8 - Integration Techniques, L'Hopital's Rule, and Improper Integrals - 8.5 Exercises - Page 549: 27

Answer

$$\ln \left| {\sec x + 1} \right| + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {\frac{{\sin x}}{{\cos x + {{\cos }^2}x}}} dx \cr & {\text{Let }}t = \cos x,{\text{ }}dt = - \sin xdx \cr & {\text{Substituting}} \cr & \int {\frac{{\sin x}}{{\cos x + {{\cos }^2}x}}} dx = - \int {\frac{1}{{t + {t^2}}}} du \cr & {\text{Decompose into partial fractions}} \cr & \frac{1}{{t + {t^2}}} = \frac{1}{{t\left( {1 + t} \right)}} = \frac{A}{t} + \frac{B}{{1 + t}} \cr & 1 = A\left( {1 + t} \right) + Bt \cr & t = 0 \to A = 1 \cr & t = - 1 \to B = - 1 \cr & \frac{1}{{t\left( {1 + t} \right)}} = \frac{1}{t} - \frac{1}{{1 + t}} \cr & - \int {\frac{1}{{t + {t^2}}}} du = \int {\left( {\frac{1}{{1 + t}} - \frac{1}{t}} \right)} du \cr & {\text{Integrate}} \cr & {\text{ = ln}}\left| {1 + t} \right| - \ln \left| t \right| + C \cr & {\text{Write in terms of }}x \cr & {\text{ = ln}}\left| {1 + \cos x} \right| - \ln \left| {\cos x} \right| + C \cr & = \ln \left| {\frac{{1 + \cos x}}{{\cos x}}} \right| + C \cr & = \ln \left| {\sec x + 1} \right| + C \cr} $$
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