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  1. Show that

    cos⁡x(1−sin⁡x)(1+sin⁡x)=sec⁡x
  2. Using the substitution u=1−sin⁡x, show that

    ∫sec⁡xdx=∫1u(u−2)du
  3. Use the method of partial fractions to show that

    ∫sec⁡xdx=ln⁡|sec⁡x+tan⁡x|+c

If u=1−sin⁡(x), what is 2−u?


You should get to the point where you have

12ln⁡|1+sin⁡x1−sin⁡x|

Try and multiply the fraction on top and bottom by 1+sin⁡(x), and remember that

kln⁡(x)=ln⁡(xk)