Integral of 1+sin(x) all over cos(x)^2

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The integral of (1 + sin(x)) / cos^2(x) can be approached by separating it into two simpler integrals. This method involves rewriting the fraction as the sum of two fractions, allowing for easier integration of each term. The first term, 1/cos^2(x), is a standard antiderivative, while the second term requires substitution with y = cos(x). This approach effectively simplifies the integration process. Overall, using this method streamlines the calculation of the integral.
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I was wondering what the best way to do this integral was:

Integral of 1+sin(x) all over cos(x)^2

Is subsitution the best way?
 
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The easiest way is to write the fraction as the sum of fractions ((a+b)/c = a/c + b/c)) and integrate the first and second terms of the sum separately. One is a basic antiderivative and the other is a simple substitution.
 
So what hypermorphism means is that you do:

\int {\frac{{1 + \sin x}}{{\cos ^2 x}}} dx = \int {\frac{1}{{\cos ^2 x}}} dx + \int {\frac{{\sin x}}{{\cos ^2 x}}} dx

As he said, the first one is a standard antiderivative, for the second one try y = \cos x
 
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