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Exercise 11.13 · Q9

Q.∫sec⁡xcos⁡2x dx\displaystyle\int \dfrac{\sec x}{\sqrt{\cos 2x}}\,dx is

(1) tan⁡−1(sin⁡x)+c\tan^{-1}(\sin x)+c
(2) 2sin⁡−1(tan⁡x)+c2\sin^{-1}(\tan x)+c
(3) tan⁡−1(cos⁡x)+c\tan^{-1}(\cos x)+c
(4) sin⁡−1(tan⁡x)+c\sin^{-1}(\tan x)+c
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Rewrite cos⁡2x\cos2x in terms of tan⁡x\tan x, then substitute t=tan⁡xt=\tan x.

Step 1. cos⁡2x=cos⁡2x−sin⁡2x=cos⁡2x(1−tan⁡2x)\cos 2x=\cos^2x-\sin^2x=\cos^2x(1-\tan^2x), so cos⁡2x=cos⁡x1−tan⁡2x\sqrt{\cos2x}=\cos x\sqrt{1-\tan^2x} (for cos⁡x>0\cos x>0).

Step 2. sec⁡xcos⁡2x=1cos⁡x⋅cos⁡x1−tan⁡2x=sec⁡2x1−tan⁡2x\dfrac{\sec x}{\sqrt{\cos2x}}=\dfrac1{\cos x\cdot\cos x\sqrt{1-\tan^2x}}=\dfrac{\sec^2x}{\sqrt{1-\tan^2x}}. …

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