Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration - Section 8.1 - Using Basic Integration Formulas - Exercises 8.1 - Page 448: 3

Answer

$$\int (sec\,x-tan\,x)^{2}dx=2tan\,x-2sec\,x-x+C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\int (sec\,x-tan\,x)^{2}dx=\int (sec^{2}x-2sec\,x\,tan\,x+tan^{2}x)dx$$ $$=\int \left [sec^{2}x-2sec\,x\,tan\,x+(sec^{2}x-1) \right ]dx$$ $$=\int (2sec^{2}x-2sec\,x\,tan\,x-1)dx$$ $$=2tan\,x-2sec\,x-x+C$$
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