Integral of $$$\frac{1}{1 - \sin{\left(2 x \right)}}$$$
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Find $$$\int \frac{1}{1 - \sin{\left(2 x \right)}}\, dx$$$.
Solution
Let $$$u=2 x$$$.
Then $$$du=\left(2 x\right)^{\prime }dx = 2 dx$$$ (steps can be seen »), and we have that $$$dx = \frac{du}{2}$$$.
The integral can be rewritten as
$${\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{1 - \sin{\left(2 x \right)}} d x}}} = {\color{red}{\int{\left(- \frac{1}{2 \left(\sin{\left(u \right)} - 1\right)}\right)d u}}}$$
Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\int c f{\left(u \right)}\, du = c \int f{\left(u \right)}\, du$$$ with $$$c=- \frac{1}{2}$$$ and $$$f{\left(u \right)} = \frac{1}{\sin{\left(u \right)} - 1}$$$:
$${\color{red}{\int{\left(- \frac{1}{2 \left(\sin{\left(u \right)} - 1\right)}\right)d u}}} = {\color{red}{\left(- \frac{\int{\frac{1}{\sin{\left(u \right)} - 1} d u}}{2}\right)}}$$
Rewrite $$$1$$$ as $$$\sin^2\left(\frac{ u }{2}\right)+\cos^2\left(\frac{ u }{2}\right)$$$ and apply the double angle formula for the sine $$$\sin\left( u \right)=2\sin\left(\frac{ u }{2}\right)\cos\left(\frac{ u }{2}\right)$$$:
$$- \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{\sin{\left(u \right)} - 1} d u}}}}{2} = - \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{- \sin^{2}{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)} + 2 \sin{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)} \cos{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)} - \cos^{2}{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)}} d u}}}}{2}$$
Complete the square (steps can be seen »):
$$- \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{- \sin^{2}{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)} + 2 \sin{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)} \cos{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)} - \cos^{2}{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)}} d u}}}}{2} = - \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\left(- \frac{1}{\left(\sin{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)} - \cos{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)}\right)^{2}}\right)d u}}}}{2}$$
Multiply the numerator and denominator by $$$\sec^2\left(\frac{ u }{2}\right)$$$:
$$- \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\left(- \frac{1}{\left(\sin{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)} - \cos{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)}\right)^{2}}\right)d u}}}}{2} = - \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\left(- \frac{\sec^{2}{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)}}{\left(\tan{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)} - 1\right)^{2}}\right)d u}}}}{2}$$
Let $$$v=\tan{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)} - 1$$$.
Then $$$dv=\left(\tan{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)} - 1\right)^{\prime }du = \frac{\sec^{2}{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)}}{2} du$$$ (steps can be seen »), and we have that $$$\sec^{2}{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)} du = 2 dv$$$.
The integral becomes
$$- \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\left(- \frac{\sec^{2}{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)}}{\left(\tan{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)} - 1\right)^{2}}\right)d u}}}}{2} = - \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\left(- \frac{2}{v^{2}}\right)d v}}}}{2}$$
Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\int c f{\left(v \right)}\, dv = c \int f{\left(v \right)}\, dv$$$ with $$$c=-2$$$ and $$$f{\left(v \right)} = \frac{1}{v^{2}}$$$:
$$- \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\left(- \frac{2}{v^{2}}\right)d v}}}}{2} = - \frac{{\color{red}{\left(- 2 \int{\frac{1}{v^{2}} d v}\right)}}}{2}$$
Apply the power rule $$$\int v^{n}\, dv = \frac{v^{n + 1}}{n + 1}$$$ $$$\left(n \neq -1 \right)$$$ with $$$n=-2$$$:
$${\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{v^{2}} d v}}}={\color{red}{\int{v^{-2} d v}}}={\color{red}{\frac{v^{-2 + 1}}{-2 + 1}}}={\color{red}{\left(- v^{-1}\right)}}={\color{red}{\left(- \frac{1}{v}\right)}}$$
Recall that $$$v=\tan{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)} - 1$$$:
$$- {\color{red}{v}}^{-1} = - {\color{red}{\left(\tan{\left(\frac{u}{2} \right)} - 1\right)}}^{-1}$$
Recall that $$$u=2 x$$$:
$$- \left(-1 + \tan{\left(\frac{{\color{red}{u}}}{2} \right)}\right)^{-1} = - \left(-1 + \tan{\left(\frac{{\color{red}{\left(2 x\right)}}}{2} \right)}\right)^{-1}$$
Therefore,
$$\int{\frac{1}{1 - \sin{\left(2 x \right)}} d x} = - \frac{1}{\tan{\left(x \right)} - 1}$$
Add the constant of integration:
$$\int{\frac{1}{1 - \sin{\left(2 x \right)}} d x} = - \frac{1}{\tan{\left(x \right)} - 1}+C$$
Answer
$$$\int \frac{1}{1 - \sin{\left(2 x \right)}}\, dx = - \frac{1}{\tan{\left(x \right)} - 1} + C$$$A