High School Not following an integral solution

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The discussion revolves around a misunderstanding of the integration process involving the function ln(cosx). Initially, there was confusion about the necessity of dividing by sinx to cancel out terms during differentiation. However, the question was retracted after realizing that substituting back for u would also require adjusting for du, which would reintroduce sinx. This clarification highlights the importance of correctly applying substitution in integration. Ultimately, the initial thought process was deemed unnecessary as it would revert to the original problem.
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In the image below, why is the third line not \frac {ln(cosx)} {sinx}+c ? Wouldn't dividing by sinx be necessary to cancel out the extra -sinx that you get when taking the derivative of ln(cosx)? Also, wouldn't the negatives cancel?

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SamRoss said:
In the image below, why is the third line not \frac {ln(cosx)} {sinx}+c ? Wouldn't dividing by sinx be necessary to cancel out the extra -sinx that you get when taking the derivative of ln(cosx)? Also, wouldn't the negatives cancel?

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I retract my question. I was imagining plugging cosx back in for u and imagining the second line was simply the integral of 1/cosx. Of course I was forgetting that I would also have to plug back in for du also which would in fact give me the sinx back (not to mention being a ridiculous thing to do because it just brings us back where we started).
 

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