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h_k331
Jul19-05, 01:06 AM
I'm trying to find the antiderivative of [sec(2x)tan(2x)], I can't figure out what part I should be substituting. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
hk

Benny
Jul19-05, 02:33 AM
\sec \left( {2x} \right)\tan \left( {2x} \right) = \frac{{\sin \left( {2x} \right)}}{{\cos ^2 \left( {2x} \right)}}


You should be able to finish it off.

wisredz
Jul19-05, 02:41 AM
replace 2x by u and you have secu 's derivative under the integral sign

h_k331
Jul19-05, 02:50 AM
I ended up working on it some more and came up with u=sec(2x).
Then (1/2)du=sec(2x)tan(2x)dx. I'm not sure if this is the prefered method but it came out to the correct answer.

hk

HallsofIvy
Jul19-05, 05:21 AM
Looks good to me!

h_k331
Jul20-05, 03:12 AM
Thank you for the replys.

hk