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Ch. 4 - Applications of Derivatives
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Capitolo 4, Problema 4.7.41

Finding Indefinite Integrals


In Exercises 17–56, find the most general antiderivative or indefinite integral. You may need to try a solution and then adjust your guess. Check your answers by differentiation.


∫(cscθ cotθ) / 2 dθ

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Recognize that the integral is \( \int \frac{\csc \theta \cot \theta}{2} \, d\theta \). Since the constant \( \frac{1}{2} \) can be factored out, rewrite the integral as \( \frac{1}{2} \int \csc \theta \cot \theta \, d\theta \).
Recall the derivative of \( \csc \theta \) is \( -\csc \theta \cot \theta \). This suggests that \( \csc \theta \cot \theta \) is closely related to the derivative of \( \csc \theta \).
Use this relationship to guess that the antiderivative of \( \csc \theta \cot \theta \) is \( -\csc \theta \), because differentiating \( -\csc \theta \) gives \( \csc \theta \cot \theta \).
Therefore, the integral becomes \( \frac{1}{2} \times (-\csc \theta) + C \), where \( C \) is the constant of integration.
Finally, verify your result by differentiating \( -\frac{1}{2} \csc \theta + C \) to ensure it matches the original integrand \( \frac{\csc \theta \cot \theta}{2} \).

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