How do I find the anti-derivative of x^3sec^2(x) + 3x^2tan(x)?
2 Answers
Apr 20, 2017
There's a trick to that one!
Explanation:
Let f(x) = tanx and g(x) =
Now observe that
is equal to
By the Product Rule for differentiation, it is the derivative of
Don't forget the +C if the integral is indefinite!
Apr 20, 2017
Explanation:
We have:
int(x^3sec^2(x)+3x^2tan(x))dx
=intx^3sec^2(x)dx+int3x^2tan(x)dx
Just focusing on the second integral, we should set this up for integration by parts. Let:
{(u=tan(x),=>,du=sec^2(x)dx),(dv=3x^2dx,=>,v=x^3):}
Then:
=intx^3sec^2(x)dx+uv-intvdu
=intx^3sec^2(x)dx+x^3tan(x)-intx^3sec^2(x)dx
=x^3tan(x)+C