Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration - Section 8.3 - Trigonometric Integrals - Exercises 8.3 - Page 462: 36

Answer

$$\frac{1}{5}{\left( {\sec x} \right)^5} - \frac{1}{3}{\left( {\sec x} \right)^3} + C $$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {{{\sec }^3}x} {\tan ^3}xdx \cr & {\text{We write }}{\sec ^3}x{\text{ as }}{\sec ^2}x\sec x{\text{ and }}{\tan ^3}x{\text{ as ta}}{{\text{n}}^2}x\tan x \cr & = \int {{{\sec }^2}x\sec x} {\tan ^2}x\tan xdx \cr & = \int {{{\sec }^2}x} {\tan ^2}x\left( {\sec x\tan x} \right)dx \cr & {\text{use the fundamental identiy ta}}{{\text{n}}^2}\theta = {\sec ^2}\theta - 1 \cr & = \int {{{\sec }^2}x} \left( {{{\sec }^2}x - 1} \right)\left( {\sec x\tan x} \right)dx \cr & = \int {\left( {{{\sec }^4}x - {{\sec }^2}x} \right)} \left( {\sec x\tan x} \right)dx \cr & {\text{Integrate by substitution method}} \cr & {\text{Let }}u = \sec x,\,\,\,\,du = \sec x\tan xdx,\,\,\,\,dx = \frac{{du}}{{\sec x\tan x}} \cr & {\text{Then}}{\text{,}} \cr & = \int {\left( {{u^4} - {u^2}} \right)} \left( {\sec x\tan x} \right)\left( {\frac{{du}}{{\sec x\tan x}}} \right) \cr & {\text{Cancel common factor }}\sec x\tan x \cr & = \int {\left( {{u^4} - {u^2}} \right)} du \cr & {\text{integrating}} \cr & = \frac{1}{5}{u^5} - \frac{1}{3}{u^3} + C \cr & {\text{write in terms of }}x,\,\,\,u = \sec x \cr & = \frac{1}{5}{\left( {\sec x} \right)^5} - \frac{1}{3}{\left( {\sec x} \right)^3} + C \cr} $$
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