# Trigonometric Integrals

• April 30th 2010, 01:18 AM
Trigonometric Integrals
How can I solve this problem:

$\int \frac{dx}{\sqrt{3}\sin(x)+\cos(x)}$

Using the fact that $\cos({\frac{\pi}{6}})=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ ?

Thank you!
• April 30th 2010, 01:22 AM
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How can I solve this problem:

$\int \frac{dx}{\sqrt{3}\sin(x)+\cos(x)}$

Using the fact that $\cos({\frac{\pi}{6}})=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ ?

Thank you!

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• April 30th 2010, 01:50 AM
Well, thank you, but I already know this site and checked for the integral there - the solution did not involve what I need - I have to use that trigonometric equation somehow.
• April 30th 2010, 02:31 AM
Unbeatable0
$
\int \frac{dx}{\sqrt{3}\sin x+\cos x} = \int \frac{dx}{\frac{\cos\frac{\pi}{6}}{\sin\frac{\pi}{ 6}}\sin x+\cos x} = \sin\frac{\pi}{6}\int \frac{dx}{\cos\frac{\pi}{6}\sin x + \sin\frac{\pi}{6}\cos x} =
$

$
= \frac{1}{2}\int\frac{dx}{\sin(x+\frac{\pi}{6})}
$

I suppose you can continue from here
• April 30th 2010, 03:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Unbeatable0
$
\int \frac{dx}{\sqrt{3}\sin x+\cos x} = \int \frac{dx}{\frac{\cos\frac{\pi}{6}}{\sin\frac{\pi}{ 6}}\sin x+\cos x} = \sin\frac{\pi}{6}\int \frac{dx}{\cos\frac{\pi}{6}\sin x + \sin\frac{\pi}{6}\cos x} =
$

$
= \frac{1}{2}\int\frac{dx}{\sin(x+\frac{\pi}{6})}
$

I suppose you can continue from here

Wow, beautiful, thank you very much :) !!!