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Solve the trigonometric integral $\int\frac{1}{2\sin\left(x\right)\cos\left(x\right)}dx$

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Final Answer

$-\frac{1}{2}\ln\left(\cot\left(x\right)\right)+C_0$
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Step-by-step Solution

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Simplify $2\sin\left(x\right)\cos\left(x\right)$ using the trig identity: $\sin(2x)=2\sin(x)\cos(x)$

$\int\frac{1}{1\sin\left(2x\right)}dx$

Simplify the fraction $\frac{1}{1\sin\left(2x\right)}$ by $1$

$\int\frac{1}{\sin\left(2x\right)}dx$

Applying the cosecant identity: $\displaystyle\csc\left(\theta\right)=\frac{1}{\sin\left(\theta\right)}$

$\int\csc\left(2x\right)dx$
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Simplify the expression inside the integral

$\int\csc\left(2x\right)dx$
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We can solve the integral $\int\csc\left(2x\right)dx$ by applying integration by substitution method (also called U-Substitution). First, we must identify a section within the integral with a new variable (let's call it $u$), which when substituted makes the integral easier. We see that $2x$ it's a good candidate for substitution. Let's define a variable $u$ and assign it to the choosen part

$u=2x$

Differentiate both sides of the equation $u=2x$

$du=\frac{d}{dx}\left(2x\right)$

Find the derivative

$\frac{d}{dx}\left(2x\right)$

The derivative of the linear function times a constant, is equal to the constant

$2\frac{d}{dx}\left(x\right)$

The derivative of the linear function is equal to $1$

$2$
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Now, in order to rewrite $dx$ in terms of $du$, we need to find the derivative of $u$. We need to calculate $du$, we can do that by deriving the equation above

$du=2dx$
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Isolate $dx$ in the previous equation

$du=2dx$
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Substituting $u$ and $dx$ in the integral and simplify

$\int\frac{\csc\left(u\right)}{2}du$
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Take the constant $\frac{1}{2}$ out of the integral

$\frac{1}{2}\int\csc\left(u\right)du$
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Divide $1$ by $2$

$\frac{1}{2}\int\csc\left(u\right)du$
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The integral of $\csc(x)$ is $-\ln(\csc(x)+\cot(x))$

$-\frac{1}{2}\ln\left(\csc\left(u\right)+\cot\left(u\right)\right)$

$-\frac{1}{2}\ln\left(\csc\left(2x\right)+\cot\left(2x\right)\right)$
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Replace $u$ with the value that we assigned to it in the beginning: $2x$

$-\frac{1}{2}\ln\left(\csc\left(2x\right)+\cot\left(2x\right)\right)$
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Simplify $\csc\left(2x\right)+\cot\left(2x\right)$ using trigonometric identities

$-\frac{1}{2}\ln\left(\cot\left(x\right)\right)$
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As the integral that we are solving is an indefinite integral, when we finish integrating we must add the constant of integration $C$

$-\frac{1}{2}\ln\left(\cot\left(x\right)\right)+C_0$

Final Answer

$-\frac{1}{2}\ln\left(\cot\left(x\right)\right)+C_0$

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Integrals that contain trigonometric functions and their powers.

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