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Find the indefinite integral of \(\displaystyle \int \left(- \frac{4 \cos{\left(x \right)}}{\sin^{2}{\left(x \right)}}\right)\, dx\).
Making the u substitution \(\displaystyle u = \sin{\left(x \right)}\) gives \(\displaystyle du = \left(\cos{\left(x \right)}\right)dx\). Solving for \(\displaystyle dx\) gives \(\displaystyle dx = \frac{1}{\cos{\left(x \right)}}du\). Substituting in the values of \(\displaystyle u\) and \(\displaystyle du\) gives \(\displaystyle \int \left(- \frac{4 \cos{\left(x \right)}}{u^{2}}\right)\left(\frac{1}{\cos{\left(x \right)}}du\right)\). Simplifying gives the integral \(\displaystyle \int - \frac{4}{u^{2}} du\). Integrating gives \(\displaystyle \int - \frac{4}{u^{2}} du = \frac{4}{u}+C\). Substituting \(\displaystyle u\) back in gives the solution \(\displaystyle \frac{4}{\sin{\left(x \right)}}+C\).
\begin{question}Find the indefinite integral of $\int \left(- \frac{4 \cos{\left(x \right)}}{\sin^{2}{\left(x \right)}}\right)\, dx$.
\soln{9cm}{Making the u substitution $u = \sin{\left(x \right)}$ gives $du = \left(\cos{\left(x \right)}\right)dx$. Solving for $dx$ gives $dx = \frac{1}{\cos{\left(x \right)}}du$. Substituting in the values of $u$ and $du$ gives $\int \left(- \frac{4 \cos{\left(x \right)}}{u^{2}}\right)\left(\frac{1}{\cos{\left(x \right)}}du\right)$. Simplifying gives the integral $\int - \frac{4}{u^{2}} du$. Integrating gives $\int - \frac{4}{u^{2}} du = \frac{4}{u}+C$. Substituting $u$ back in gives the solution $\frac{4}{\sin{\left(x \right)}}+C$. }
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