Integration with Eulers formula.

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I want to integrate [itex]\frac{e^x}{cos(x)}[/itex] with eulers formula.
I start by writing [itex]\frac{e^x}{e^{ix}}[/itex]
then I integrate that as usual.
So after I integrate I get [itex]\frac{e^{(1-i)x}}{1-i}[/itex]
Normally I would multiply and divide by the complex conjugate and then back substitute in
e^(ix) and the take the real part.

can I just back substitute in isin(x)+cos(x) on the bottom and then multiply it by (1-i)
and then take the real part. That seems to easy.
Does anyone have suggestions. This is not a homework problem.
 
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