Exercise

14sec(x)1dx\int\frac{1}{4sec\left(x\right)-1}dx

Step-by-step Solution

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We can solve the integral 14sec(x)1dx\int\frac{1}{4\sec\left(x\right)-1}dx by applying the method Weierstrass substitution (also known as tangent half-angle substitution) which converts an integral of trigonometric functions into a rational function of tt by setting the substitution

t=tan(x2)t=\tan\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)
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Hence

sinx=2t1+t2,cosx=1t21+t2,and  dx=21+t2dt\sin x=\frac{2t}{1+t^{2}},\:\cos x=\frac{1-t^{2}}{1+t^{2}},\:\mathrm{and}\:\:dx=\frac{2}{1+t^{2}}dt
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Substituting in the original integral we get

14(1+t21t2)121+t2dt\int\frac{1}{4\left(\frac{1+t^{2}}{1-t^{2}}\right)-1}\frac{2}{1+t^{2}}dt
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Simplifying

2(1t2)(4(1+t2)(1t2))(1+t2)dt\int\frac{2\left(1-t^{2}\right)}{\left(4\left(1+t^{2}\right)-\left(1-t^{2}\right)\right)\left(1+t^{2}\right)}dt
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Take out the constant 22 from the integral

21t2(4(1+t2)(1t2))(1+t2)dt2\int\frac{1-t^{2}}{\left(4\left(1+t^{2}\right)-\left(1-t^{2}\right)\right)\left(1+t^{2}\right)}dt
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Solve the product 4(1+t2)4\left(1+t^{2}\right)

21t2(4+4t2(1t2))(1+t2)dt2\int\frac{1-t^{2}}{\left(4+4t^{2}-\left(1-t^{2}\right)\right)\left(1+t^{2}\right)}dt
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Solve the product (1t2)-\left(1-t^{2}\right)

21t2(4+4t21+t2)(1+t2)dt2\int\frac{1-t^{2}}{\left(4+4t^{2}-1+t^{2}\right)\left(1+t^{2}\right)}dt
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Simplify the expression

21t2(3+5t2)(1+t2)dt2\int\frac{1-t^{2}}{\left(3+5t^{2}\right)\left(1+t^{2}\right)}dt
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Rewrite the fraction 1t2(3+5t2)(1+t2)\frac{1-t^{2}}{\left(3+5t^{2}\right)\left(1+t^{2}\right)} in 22 simpler fractions using partial fraction decomposition

43+5t2+11+t2\frac{4}{3+5t^{2}}+\frac{-1}{1+t^{2}}
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Expand the integral (43+5t2+11+t2)dt\int\left(\frac{4}{3+5t^{2}}+\frac{-1}{1+t^{2}}\right)dt into 22 integrals using the sum rule for integrals, to then solve each integral separately

243+5t2dt+211+t2dt2\int\frac{4}{3+5t^{2}}dt+2\int\frac{-1}{1+t^{2}}dt
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The integral 243+5t2dt2\int\frac{4}{3+5t^{2}}dt results in: 835arctan(53t)3\frac{8\sqrt{\frac{3}{5}}\arctan\left(\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}t\right)}{3}

835arctan(53t)3\frac{8\sqrt{\frac{3}{5}}\arctan\left(\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}t\right)}{3}
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The integral 211+t2dt2\int\frac{-1}{1+t^{2}}dt results in: 2arctan(t)-2\arctan\left(t\right)

2arctan(t)-2\arctan\left(t\right)
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Gather the results of all integrals

835arctan(53t)32arctan(t)\frac{8\sqrt{\frac{3}{5}}\arctan\left(\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}t\right)}{3}-2\arctan\left(t\right)
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Replace tt with the value that we assigned to it in the beginning: tan(x2)\tan\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)

835arctan(53tan(x2))32arctan(tan(x2))\frac{8\sqrt{\frac{3}{5}}\arctan\left(\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}\tan\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\right)}{3}-2\arctan\left(\tan\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\right)
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Simplify the expression

835arctan(53tan(x2))3x\frac{8\sqrt{\frac{3}{5}}\arctan\left(\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}\tan\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\right)}{3}-x
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As the integral that we are solving is an indefinite integral, when we finish integrating we must add the constant of integration CC

835arctan(53tan(x2))3x+C0\frac{8\sqrt{\frac{3}{5}}\arctan\left(\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}\tan\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\right)}{3}-x+C_0

Final answer to the exercise

835arctan(53tan(x2))3x+C0\frac{8\sqrt{\frac{3}{5}}\arctan\left(\sqrt{\frac{5}{3}}\tan\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\right)}{3}-x+C_0

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