Mar 1, 2008 #1 p3t3r1 Messages 32 Reaction score 0 I don't see what I am doing wrong in this. The answer I got is obviously not right. Appreciate any help. Thanks! Attachments tan^3x.jpg 12.7 KB · Views: 457
I don't see what I am doing wrong in this. The answer I got is obviously not right. Appreciate any help. Thanks!
Mar 1, 2008 #2 nicksauce Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 1,270 Reaction score 7 Why is the answer you got obviously not right? I would say it is right.
Mar 1, 2008 #3 p3t3r1 Messages 32 Reaction score 0 Cause the answer is suppose to be 1/2(tanx)^2 -ln(secx)
Mar 1, 2008 #4 nicksauce Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 1,270 Reaction score 7 so tanx^2 = secx^2 -1, and the -1 gets absorbed into the constant of integration.
Mar 1, 2008 #5 p3t3r1 Messages 32 Reaction score 0 Oh, yeah that would make sense. Is quite odd how two different things are exactly the same when you integrate them. Thanks.
Oh, yeah that would make sense. Is quite odd how two different things are exactly the same when you integrate them. Thanks.