Question #39670

1 Answer
Feb 12, 2018

int secx/(1+cscx)*dx

=1/4Ln((1+sinx)/(1-sinx))+1/2*(1+sinx)^(-1)+C

Explanation:

int secx/(1+cscx)*dx

=int (1/cosx)/(1+1/sinx)*dx

=int sinx/[cosx*(1+sinx)]*dx

=int (sinx*cosx)/[(cosx)^2*(1+sinx)]*dx

=int (sinx*cosx*dx)/((1-(sinx)^2)*(1+sinx))

=int (sinx*cosx*dx)/((1-sinx)*(1+sinx)^2)

After using y=sinu and dy=cosu*du transforms, this integral became

int (y*dy)/((1-y)*(1+y)^2)

Now, I decomposed integrand into basic fractions,

y/((1+y)*(1-y)^2)=A/(1-y)+B/(1+y)+C/(1+y)^2

After expanding denominator,

A*(1+y)^2+B*(1-y^2)+C*(1-y)=y

Set x=-1, 2C=-1, so C=-1/2

Set x=1, 4A=1, so A=1/4

Set x=0, A+B+C=0, so B=1/4

Hence,

int (y*dy)/((1-y)*(1+y)^2)

=1/4int dy/(1-y)+1/4int dy/(1+y)-1/2int dy/(1+y)^2

=1/4Ln(1+y)-1/4Ln(1-y)+1/2*1/(1+y)+C

=1/4Ln((1+y)/(1-y))+1/2*(1+y)^(-1)+C

Thus,

int secx/(1+cscx)*dx

=1/4Ln((1+sinx)/(1-sinx))+1/2*(1+sinx)^(-1)+C