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  1. Show that

    cosx(1sinx)(1+sinx)=secx
  2. Using the substitution u=1sinx, show that

    secxdx=1u(u2)du
  3. Use the method of partial fractions to show that

    secxdx=ln|secx+tanx|+c

If u=1sin(x), what is 2u?


You should get to the point where you have

12ln|1+sinx1sinx|

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

kln(x)=ln(xk)