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Daveyboy
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Homework Statement
integral 1/(a+cos(t))^2 from 0 to pi.
Homework Equations
cos(t)=1/2(e^it+e^-it)
z=e^it
dz/(ie^it)=dt
The Attempt at a Solution
int dt/(a+cos(t))^2 = int dz/iz(a2+az+az-1+z2/4 +1/2 +z-2/4)
so with these types of problems I normally can factor this guy some how and get a nice looking quadratic to find the roots and calculate the residue and I'm done. I don't know what to do with this thing in the denominator how can I find the poles of this guy?