Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration - Section 8.6 - Integral Tables and Computer Algebra Systems - Exercises 8.6 - Page 481: 51

Answer

$\dfrac{\sec (e^t-1) \space \tan (e^t-1)}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2}\ln|\sec(e^t-1)+\tan(e^t-1)|+C$

Work Step by Step

Use the Reduction Formula: $\int \sec^naxdx=\dfrac{\sec^{n-2}ax\tan ax}{a(n-1)}+\dfrac{n-2}{n-1}\int\sec^{(n-2)}(ax) \space dx$ Let $I=\int e^t\sec^3(e^t-1)dt$ Suppose $u=e^t-1 \implies du=e^tdt $ Therefore, $A=\int \sec^3(u) du\\=\dfrac{\sec u \space \tan u}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2}\int\sec (u) du \\=\dfrac{\sec (e^t-1) \space \tan (e^t-1)}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2}\ln|\sec(e^t-1)+\tan(e^t-1)|+C$
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