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Ch. 4 - Applications of Derivatives
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Capitolo 4, Problema 4.7.43

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.


∫(4secx tanx − 2 sec²x)dx

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Recognize that the integral is of the form \(\int (4 \sec x \tan x - 2 \sec^{2} x) \, dx\), which can be split into two separate integrals: \(\int 4 \sec x \tan x \, dx - \int 2 \sec^{2} x \, dx\).
Recall the standard derivatives: \(\frac{d}{dx}(\sec x) = \sec x \tan x\) and \(\frac{d}{dx}(\tan x) = \sec^{2} x\). This helps identify antiderivatives for each term.
For the first integral, \(\int 4 \sec x \tan x \, dx\), use the fact that the derivative of \(\sec x\) is \(\sec x \tan x\), so the antiderivative is \(4 \sec x\) plus a constant.
For the second integral, \(\int 2 \sec^{2} x \, dx\), use the fact that the derivative of \(\tan x\) is \(\sec^{2} x\), so the antiderivative is \(2 \tan x\) plus a constant.
Combine the results from both integrals and add a single constant of integration \(C\) to write the most general antiderivative: \(4 \sec x - 2 \tan x + C\).

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