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Question Number 101272 by bemath last updated on 01/Jul/20

$$\int \sqrt{\sec x}dx$$

Commented by john santu last updated on 01/Jul/20

$$\mathrm{I}=\int \frac{dx}{\sqrt{\cos x}}=\int \frac{1+\sin x-\sin x}{\sqrt{\cos x}}dx$$$${\mathrm{I}}_1=\int \frac{{(\cos \frac{x}{2}-\sin \frac{x}{2})}^{2}dx}{\sqrt{\cos {}^2\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)-\sin {}^2\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)}}$$$${\mathrm{I}}_1=-2{(\cos \frac{x}{2}+\sin \frac{x}{2})}^{\frac{3}{2}}$$$${\mathrm{I}}_2=-\int \frac{\sin x}{\sqrt{\cos x}}dx=\int \frac{d\left(\cos x\right)}{\sqrt{\cos x}}$$$$=2\sqrt{\cos x}$$$$\mathrm{I}={\mathrm{I}}_1+{\mathrm{I}}_2=2\sqrt{\cos x}-2{(\cos \frac{x}{2}+\sin \frac{x}{2})}^{\frac{3}{2}}+c$$

Commented by MJS last updated on 01/Jul/20

$$\mathrm{sorry}\mathrm{but}{\mathrm{I}}_1\ne -2{(\cos \frac{x}{2}+\sin \frac{x}{2})}^{3/2}$$$$\mathrm{because}\frac{{(c-s)}^2}{\sqrt{c^2-s^2}}=\frac{{(c-s)}^{3/2}}{\sqrt{c+s}}\mathrm{and}\mathrm{I}{\mathrm{don}}^{\prime }\mathrm{t}\mathrm{see}$$$$\mathrm{how}\mathrm{to}\mathrm{get}\mathrm{your}\mathrm{solution}$$$$$$

Answered by mathmax by abdo last updated on 01/Jul/20

$$\mathrm{this}\mathrm{integral}\mathrm{is}\mathrm{not}\mathrm{solvable}\left(\mathrm{elliptic}\right)$$

Commented by MJS last updated on 01/Jul/20

$$\mathrm{yes}\mathrm{you}\mathrm{are}\mathrm{right}$$

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