8.2 Trigonometric integrands 451
the numerator and denominator of (sec x)/1 by the implausible factor
sec x + tan x. We dispose of csc x as rapidly as possible by writing
(8.236)
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csc x dx fcsc x } cot x(-csc2 x - csc x cot x) dx
log Icsc x + cot XI + C.
When 0 < x < it as in Figure 8.234, we can omit the absolute-value
signs. The chain extensions of the six formulas are placed in a table at
the end of this section where they are most available for reference. The
formulas
(8.24)
1
sin ax dx a
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sin ax a dx = - 1 cos ax + c
(8.241) fcos ax dx =a fcos ax a dx = a sin ax + c,
which hold when a 0, are by far the most important applications of
the chain extensions.
We now consider some of the more or less important integrals that can
be evaluated in terms of elementary functions. Adding and subtracting
the two elementary formulas
(8.25) cost 0 + sin2 8 = 1
(8.251) cost B - sin2 0 = cos 20
gives the two formulas
(8.252) cost 0 =
1+cos20
2 -,
1 - cos 20
sin2 0 = 2
that are so useful that we should either learn them or be able to work them
out very quickly. Moreover, these formulas should come to mind when
we are asked to evaluate the first integrals in the formulas
(8.253) fcos2axdx=
f 1 + s 2axdx
= 2[x+_fcos2ax(2a)dx]
=2Lx+-
sin2 ax
s dx
fcos2ax(2a)dx]
=2rx-1sin2ax,+c.