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Solve the following.
Evaluate: ∫ (sin 2x)/(1 + sin x)(2 + sin x) dx
Evaluate:
$\int \frac{\sin 2x}{(1 + \sin x)(2 + \sin x)} \, dx$
Answer
Answer
$\sin 2x = 2\sin x\cos x$. Put $\sin x = t$, so $\cos x\,dx = dt$.
$\int\frac{2t}{(1+t)(2+t)}dt$
Partial fractions: $\frac{2t}{(1+t)(2+t)} = \frac{-2}{1+t} + \frac{4}{2+t}$
$= -2\log|1+t| + 4\log|2+t| + C$
Hence the integral is $4\log(2+\sin x) - 2\log(1+\sin x) + C$.
Final answer: $4\log(2+\sin x) - 2\log(1+\sin x) + C$