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Ch. 8 - Integration Techniques
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 8, Problema 8.3.43

9–61. Trigonometric integrals Evaluate the following integrals.
43. ∫ tan³(4x) dx

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Step 1: Recognize that the integral involves an odd power of tangent. For odd powers of tangent, it is helpful to split off one tangent term and rewrite the remaining tangent terms using the identity: tan²(x) = sec²(x) - 1.
Step 2: Rewrite the integral as ∫ tan³(4x) dx = ∫ tan(4x) · tan²(4x) dx. Then substitute tan²(4x) using the identity: tan²(4x) = sec²(4x) - 1. This gives ∫ tan(4x) · (sec²(4x) - 1) dx.
Step 3: Split the integral into two parts: ∫ tan(4x) sec²(4x) dx - ∫ tan(4x) dx. Focus on solving each part separately.
Step 4: For the first term, ∫ tan(4x) sec²(4x) dx, use substitution. Let u = tan(4x), so du = 4 sec²(4x) dx. Rewrite the integral in terms of u.
Step 5: For the second term, ∫ tan(4x) dx, recall the standard integral formula for tangent: ∫ tan(x) dx = -ln|cos(x)|. Adjust for the factor of 4x by considering the chain rule.

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