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`int sec^4 (2x) dx` Find the indefinite integral

Given to solve


`int sec^4(2x)dx`


let `u= 2x`


=> `du = 2dx => dx = (1/2)du`


so,


`int sec^4(2x)dx`


= `int sec^4(u) (1/2) du`


=` (1/2) int sec^4(u) du`


let us sovle


`int sec^4(u) du`


as by the formulae


`int sec^n (x) dx `


= `(sec^(n-1) (x) (sinx))/(n-1) +((n-2)/(n-1))*(int sec^(n-2) (x) dx)`



so,


`int sec^4(u) du `


=`(sec^(4-1) (u) (sin u))/(4-1) +((4-2)/(4-1))*(int sec^(4-2) (u) du)`


=`(sec^(3) (u) (sin u))/(3) +(2/3)*(int sec^(2) (u) du)`


`= (sec^(3) (u) (sin u))/(3) +(2/3)*(tan u)`


so,


`int sec^4(2x)dx`


= `(1/2) int sec^4(u) du`


=`(1/2)[(sec^(3) (u) (sin u))/(3) +(2/3)*(tan u)]`


but `u= 2x`


so,


`(1/2)[(sec^(3) (u) (sin u))/(3) +(2/3)*(tan u)]`


= `(1/2)[(sec^(3) (2x) (sin (2x)))/(3) +(2/3)*(tan (2x))]`


so,


`int sec^4(2x)dx `


`=(1/2)[(sec^(3) (2x) (sin (2x)))/(3) +(2/3)*(tan (2x))] +c`

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