How to Verify the Complex Integral Equals π/(1+n)?

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How to prove this integral,

$$\int_{0}^{2\pi}\mathrm dt{\sin t\over \sin t+ i\sqrt{n+\cos^2 t}}={\pi\over 1+n}$$

$n \ne -1$

$i=\sqrt{-1}$
 
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Tony said:
How to prove this integral,

$$\int_{0}^{2\pi}\mathrm dt{\sin t\over \sin t+ i\sqrt{n+\cos^2 t}}={\pi\over 1+n}$$

$n \ne -1$

$i=\sqrt{-1}$
Rationalise the fraction: $$\frac{\sin t}{ \sin t+ i\sqrt{n+\cos^2 t}} = \frac{\sin t\bigl( \sin t - i\sqrt{n+\cos^2 t}\bigr)}{1+n}.$$