Question #4323f

3 Answers
Jan 12, 2018

#int tg(x)dx = tG(x)+c, cinRR#, where #G(x)# is an antiderivative of #g(x)#. Whether a substitution is needed depends on #g#'s formula.

Explanation:

Assuming #t# is a constant with respect to #x#, all you have to do is find an antiderivative of #g(x)#. If we call that antiderivative #G(x)#, then you have

#int tg(x)dx = t int g(x)dx = tG(x)+c.#

Jan 12, 2018

#int\ tan(x)\ dx=-ln|cos(x)|+C#

Explanation:

I assume that you want to find the integral of the tangent function, or #int\ tan(x)\ dx#.

First, using trigonometric identities, rewrite it to
#int\ sin(x)/cos(x)\ dx#

Now, we need to use u-substitution. For this, it would be best if we could find some expression in the integrand that can be substituted to a single variable and which derivative, when divided into the integrand, can simplify so that no #x#'s occur.

In this example, we will choose #u=cos(x)#, because the integrand divided by its derivative #(du)/dx=-sin(x)# will simplify dramatically.

Then, we have
#int\ sin(x)/cos(x)dx/(du)\ du=-int\ sin(x)/u1/sin(x)\ du=-int\ (du)/u#.

This is simply
#-ln|u|+C#.

Substitute back #u=cos(x)# to get the final answer of
#-ln|cos(x)|+C#.

Jan 12, 2018

#int "tg"x dx = ln|secx|+"c"#

Explanation:

Firstly, we shall let #"tg"-=tan#

So our integral is #inttanxdx=int(secxtanxdx)/secx#

Now let #u=secx# and #du=secxtanxdx#. We then transform the integral to get it as #int1/udu = ln|u|=ln|secx|+"c"#