domingo, 27 de marzo de 2011

Integral de cos(x) / sin(x)

Strategy: Make in terms of sin's and cos's; Use Subtitution.


⌡ cot x dx =
⌠cos x
⌡sin x
dx


set
u = sin x.
then we find
du = cos x dx

substitute du=cos x, u=sin x



⌠cos x
⌡sin x
dx =
⌠du
⌡u
solve integral

= ln |u| + C

substitute back u=sin x

= ln |sin x| + C