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Trig integral qn
albear
Jun 16, 2007, 10:17 AM
I don't understandhow (1/(1-sinx^2)^3/2 )cosx dx
goes to (1/cosx^2 ) dx
albear
Jun 16, 2007, 10:35 AM
Hello
galactus
Jun 16, 2007, 11:14 AM
Because 1-sin^{2}x=cos^{2}x
That gives you:
\frac{cosx}{(cos^{2}x)^{\frac{3}{2}}}=\frac{cosx}{ cos^{3}x}=\frac{1}{cos^{2}x}=sec^{2}x
albear
Jun 16, 2007, 12:04 PM
Thank you