Find the antiderivative of f(x)=cos2x/(sin^2x)*(cos^2x).
3 Answers
justaguide | College Teacher | (Level 2) Distinguished Educator
We have the function f(x) = cos 2x /(sin x)^2*(cos x)^2
cos 2x = (cos x)^2 - ( sin x)^2
=> cos 2x /(sin x)^2*(cos x)^2
=> [(cos x)^2 - ( sin x)^2] / (sin x)^2*(cos x)^2
=> 1/ (sin x)^2 - 1/ (cos x)^2
=> (cosec x)^2 - (sec x)^2
So, Int [ f(x)]
=> Int [ (cosec x)^2 - (sec x)^2 dx]
=> Int [(cosec x)^2 dx] - Int [(sec x)^2 dx]
=> - tan x - cot x + C
Therefore the required antiderivative of f(x)=cos2x/(sin^2x)*(cos^2x) = -tan x - cot x + C
neela | High School Teacher | (Level 3) Valedictorian
To find the anti derivative of f(x)=cos2x/(sin^2x)*(cos^2x.
Solution:
We should get Int f(x) dx = Int cos2x/(sin^2x)*(cos^2x) dx
Int f(x) dx = Int {(cos^2x- sin^2x)/(cos^xsin^2x)} dx, cos2x = cos^2x- sin^2x is an identity.
Int f(x) dx = Int (1/sin^2x) dx - Int {1/cos^2x) dx.
f(x)dx = Int {cosec^2x}dx - Int sec^2x dx dx.
f(x) = -cot x - tanx + C, as d/dx tan = sec^2x and d/dx cot x= cosecx.
Therefore anti derivative of f(x) = cos2x/(sin^2x)*(cos^2x) = -cot x - tanx + C.
giorgiana1976 | College Teacher | (Level 3) Valedictorian
Of course, we can determine!
You did not specified what made you to be doubtful regarding the possibility to find the anti-derivative, but I think that the cause is that the argument of the function from numerator is different from the argument of the function from denominator.
We'll re-write the numerator of the double angle:
cos 2x= (cos x)^2 - (sin x)^2
We'll re-write the indefinite integral:
Int cos2x dx/(cos x)^2*(sin x)^2 = Int {[(cos x)^2 - (sin x)^2]dx/(cos x)^2*(sin x)^2}
We'll use the property of integrals to be additive:
Int cos2x dx/(cos x)^2*(sin x)^2 = Int (cos x)^2dx/(cos x)^2*(sin x)^2 - Int (sin x)^2]dx/(cos x)^2*(sin x)^2
We'll simplify and we'll get:
Int cos2x dx/(cos x)^2*(sin x)^2 = Int dx/*(sin x)^2 - Int dx/(cos x)^2
Int cos2x dx/(cos x)^2*(sin x)^2 = -cot x - tan x + C