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What is the integral of #tan^2(x)#?

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Dec 19, 2014

Use the identity #tan^2x=sec^2x-1#

#int tan^2x dx#

#=int sec^2x - 1 dx#
#=int sec^2x dx - int dx#
Integrate separately and you'll get.

#tanx - x#

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