Integral of $$$\tan{\left(x \right)} - 3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} - \cot{\left(x \right)}$$$
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Find $$$\int \left(\tan{\left(x \right)} - 3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} - \cot{\left(x \right)}\right)\, dx$$$.
Solution
Integrate term by term:
$${\color{red}{\int{\left(\tan{\left(x \right)} - 3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} - \cot{\left(x \right)}\right)d x}}} = {\color{red}{\left(- \int{3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} d x} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - \int{\cot{\left(x \right)} d x}\right)}}$$
Rewrite the cotangent as $$$\cot\left(x\right)=\frac{\cos\left(x\right)}{\sin\left(x\right)}$$$:
$$- \int{3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} d x} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - {\color{red}{\int{\cot{\left(x \right)} d x}}} = - \int{3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} d x} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - {\color{red}{\int{\frac{\cos{\left(x \right)}}{\sin{\left(x \right)}} d x}}}$$
Let $$$u=\sin{\left(x \right)}$$$.
Then $$$du=\left(\sin{\left(x \right)}\right)^{\prime }dx = \cos{\left(x \right)} dx$$$ (steps can be seen »), and we have that $$$\cos{\left(x \right)} dx = du$$$.
Thus,
$$- \int{3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} d x} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - {\color{red}{\int{\frac{\cos{\left(x \right)}}{\sin{\left(x \right)}} d x}}} = - \int{3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} d x} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{u} d u}}}$$
The integral of $$$\frac{1}{u}$$$ is $$$\int{\frac{1}{u} d u} = \ln{\left(\left|{u}\right| \right)}$$$:
$$- \int{3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} d x} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{u} d u}}} = - \int{3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} d x} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - {\color{red}{\ln{\left(\left|{u}\right| \right)}}}$$
Recall that $$$u=\sin{\left(x \right)}$$$:
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{{\color{red}{u}}}\right| \right)} - \int{3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} d x} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} = - \ln{\left(\left|{{\color{red}{\sin{\left(x \right)}}}}\right| \right)} - \int{3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} d x} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x}$$
Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\int c f{\left(x \right)}\, dx = c \int f{\left(x \right)}\, dx$$$ with $$$c=3$$$ and $$$f{\left(x \right)} = \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)}$$$:
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - {\color{red}{\int{3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} d x}}} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - {\color{red}{\left(3 \int{\tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} d x}\right)}}$$
Rewrite the integrand:
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - 3 {\color{red}{\int{\tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} d x}}} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - 3 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{\sin^{2}{\left(3 x \right)}}{\cos^{2}{\left(3 x \right)}} d x}}}$$
Rewrite in terms of the tangent:
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - 3 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{\sin^{2}{\left(3 x \right)}}{\cos^{2}{\left(3 x \right)}} d x}}} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - 3 {\color{red}{\int{\tan^{2}{\left(3 x \right)} d x}}}$$
Let $$$u=3 x$$$.
Then $$$du=\left(3 x\right)^{\prime }dx = 3 dx$$$ (steps can be seen »), and we have that $$$dx = \frac{du}{3}$$$.
The integral can be rewritten as
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - 3 {\color{red}{\int{\tan^{2}{\left(3 x \right)} d x}}} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - 3 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{\tan^{2}{\left(u \right)}}{3} d u}}}$$
Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\int c f{\left(u \right)}\, du = c \int f{\left(u \right)}\, du$$$ with $$$c=\frac{1}{3}$$$ and $$$f{\left(u \right)} = \tan^{2}{\left(u \right)}$$$:
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - 3 {\color{red}{\int{\frac{\tan^{2}{\left(u \right)}}{3} d u}}} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - 3 {\color{red}{\left(\frac{\int{\tan^{2}{\left(u \right)} d u}}{3}\right)}}$$
Let $$$v=\tan{\left(u \right)}$$$.
Then $$$u=\operatorname{atan}{\left(v \right)}$$$ and $$$du=\left(\operatorname{atan}{\left(v \right)}\right)^{\prime }dv = \frac{dv}{v^{2} + 1}$$$ (steps can be seen »).
The integral can be rewritten as
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - {\color{red}{\int{\tan^{2}{\left(u \right)} d u}}} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - {\color{red}{\int{\frac{v^{2}}{v^{2} + 1} d v}}}$$
Rewrite and split the fraction:
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - {\color{red}{\int{\frac{v^{2}}{v^{2} + 1} d v}}} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - {\color{red}{\int{\left(1 - \frac{1}{v^{2} + 1}\right)d v}}}$$
Integrate term by term:
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - {\color{red}{\int{\left(1 - \frac{1}{v^{2} + 1}\right)d v}}} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - {\color{red}{\left(\int{1 d v} - \int{\frac{1}{v^{2} + 1} d v}\right)}}$$
Apply the constant rule $$$\int c\, dv = c v$$$ with $$$c=1$$$:
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} + \int{\frac{1}{v^{2} + 1} d v} - {\color{red}{\int{1 d v}}} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} + \int{\frac{1}{v^{2} + 1} d v} - {\color{red}{v}}$$
The integral of $$$\frac{1}{v^{2} + 1}$$$ is $$$\int{\frac{1}{v^{2} + 1} d v} = \operatorname{atan}{\left(v \right)}$$$:
$$- v - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} + {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{v^{2} + 1} d v}}} = - v - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} + {\color{red}{\operatorname{atan}{\left(v \right)}}}$$
Recall that $$$v=\tan{\left(u \right)}$$$:
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} + \operatorname{atan}{\left({\color{red}{v}} \right)} - {\color{red}{v}} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} + \operatorname{atan}{\left({\color{red}{\tan{\left(u \right)}}} \right)} - {\color{red}{\tan{\left(u \right)}}}$$
Recall that $$$u=3 x$$$:
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - \tan{\left({\color{red}{u}} \right)} + \operatorname{atan}{\left(\tan{\left({\color{red}{u}} \right)} \right)} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} + \int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x} - \tan{\left({\color{red}{\left(3 x\right)}} \right)} + \operatorname{atan}{\left(\tan{\left({\color{red}{\left(3 x\right)}} \right)} \right)}$$
Rewrite the tangent as $$$\tan\left(x\right)=\frac{\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}$$$:
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \tan{\left(3 x \right)} + \operatorname{atan}{\left(\tan{\left(3 x \right)} \right)} + {\color{red}{\int{\tan{\left(x \right)} d x}}} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \tan{\left(3 x \right)} + \operatorname{atan}{\left(\tan{\left(3 x \right)} \right)} + {\color{red}{\int{\frac{\sin{\left(x \right)}}{\cos{\left(x \right)}} d x}}}$$
Let $$$u=\cos{\left(x \right)}$$$.
Then $$$du=\left(\cos{\left(x \right)}\right)^{\prime }dx = - \sin{\left(x \right)} dx$$$ (steps can be seen »), and we have that $$$\sin{\left(x \right)} dx = - du$$$.
Therefore,
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \tan{\left(3 x \right)} + \operatorname{atan}{\left(\tan{\left(3 x \right)} \right)} + {\color{red}{\int{\frac{\sin{\left(x \right)}}{\cos{\left(x \right)}} d x}}} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \tan{\left(3 x \right)} + \operatorname{atan}{\left(\tan{\left(3 x \right)} \right)} + {\color{red}{\int{\left(- \frac{1}{u}\right)d u}}}$$
Apply the constant multiple rule $$$\int c f{\left(u \right)}\, du = c \int f{\left(u \right)}\, du$$$ with $$$c=-1$$$ and $$$f{\left(u \right)} = \frac{1}{u}$$$:
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \tan{\left(3 x \right)} + \operatorname{atan}{\left(\tan{\left(3 x \right)} \right)} + {\color{red}{\int{\left(- \frac{1}{u}\right)d u}}} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \tan{\left(3 x \right)} + \operatorname{atan}{\left(\tan{\left(3 x \right)} \right)} + {\color{red}{\left(- \int{\frac{1}{u} d u}\right)}}$$
The integral of $$$\frac{1}{u}$$$ is $$$\int{\frac{1}{u} d u} = \ln{\left(\left|{u}\right| \right)}$$$:
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \tan{\left(3 x \right)} + \operatorname{atan}{\left(\tan{\left(3 x \right)} \right)} - {\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{u} d u}}} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \tan{\left(3 x \right)} + \operatorname{atan}{\left(\tan{\left(3 x \right)} \right)} - {\color{red}{\ln{\left(\left|{u}\right| \right)}}}$$
Recall that $$$u=\cos{\left(x \right)}$$$:
$$- \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \ln{\left(\left|{{\color{red}{u}}}\right| \right)} - \tan{\left(3 x \right)} + \operatorname{atan}{\left(\tan{\left(3 x \right)} \right)} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \ln{\left(\left|{{\color{red}{\cos{\left(x \right)}}}}\right| \right)} - \tan{\left(3 x \right)} + \operatorname{atan}{\left(\tan{\left(3 x \right)} \right)}$$
Therefore,
$$\int{\left(\tan{\left(x \right)} - 3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} - \cot{\left(x \right)}\right)d x} = - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \ln{\left(\left|{\cos{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \tan{\left(3 x \right)} + \operatorname{atan}{\left(\tan{\left(3 x \right)} \right)}$$
Simplify:
$$\int{\left(\tan{\left(x \right)} - 3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} - \cot{\left(x \right)}\right)d x} = 3 x - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \ln{\left(\left|{\cos{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \tan{\left(3 x \right)}$$
Add the constant of integration:
$$\int{\left(\tan{\left(x \right)} - 3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} - \cot{\left(x \right)}\right)d x} = 3 x - \ln{\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \ln{\left(\left|{\cos{\left(x \right)}}\right| \right)} - \tan{\left(3 x \right)}+C$$
Answer
$$$\int \left(\tan{\left(x \right)} - 3 \tan^{3}{\left(3 x \right)} \cot{\left(3 x \right)} - \cot{\left(x \right)}\right)\, dx = \left(3 x - \ln\left(\left|{\sin{\left(x \right)}}\right|\right) - \ln\left(\left|{\cos{\left(x \right)}}\right|\right) - \tan{\left(3 x \right)}\right) + C$$$A