Integrating cos^2(x)/sinx using substitution and integration by parts

In summary, the conversation discusses strategies for integrating cos^2(x)/sin(x) and suggests replacing cos^2(x) with 1-sin^2(x) to simplify the problem.
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i have try to intergral cos^2( x)/sinx. When i used sinx=t i got {[(1-t^2)^n-(1/2)]\t}. When i use intergral by parts i got {cos^2n-1(x)[1-cos^2(x)]} to intergral. If you could give me a tip to intergral this i would bn thankful to you!
 
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Where did the n come from? There is no n in the initial question.

If I were you I would start by writing this as:

[tex] \int cot(x)cos(x)dx [/tex]

What identities do you know for cot(x) that might make this easier?

edit - Your post changed during the time I was writing this. Yes, the way it is now written is actually easier to see the next step.
 
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thankz man!i did'nt read it correctly!:'(
 
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shn said:
i have try to intergral cos^2( x)/sinx. When i used sinx=t i got {[(1-t^2)^n-(1/2)]\t}. When i use intergral by parts i got {cos^2n-1(x)[1-cos^2(x)]} to intergral. If you could give me a tip to intergral this i would bn thankful to you!
First off, there is no such word in English as "intergral."

And you don't "integral" something - you integrate it.

Regarding your answers, n should not appear in them, so you are not using integration tables correctly, assuming that's what you're doing.

The simplest way to approach this problem is to replace cos2(x) by 1 - sin2(x), which changes the integral you started with to
$$ \int \frac{1 - sin^2(x)}{sin(x)}~dx$$

Split this into two integrals and the rest is pretty straightforward.
 

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1. What is an integral trig function?

An integral trig function is a mathematical function that involves both a trigonometric function (such as sine, cosine, tangent) and an integral (or antiderivative) of that function. It represents the area under a curve of the trigonometric function.

2. How do you integrate a trigonometric function?

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1. sin^2(x) + cos^2(x) = 1
2. tan^2(x) + 1 = sec^2(x)
3. 1 + cot^2(x) = csc^2(x)
4. sin(2x) = 2sin(x)cos(x)
5. cos(2x) = cos^2(x) - sin^2(x)
6. 1 + tan^2(x) = sec^2(x)
7. 1 + cot^2(x) = csc^2(x)
8. sin(x)cos(y) = (1/2)(sin(x+y) + sin(x-y))

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