1. ## Integrate (sinx-5cosx)/(sinx+cosx)

I'm not sure how to integrate this function. I tried converting the numerator into a(sinx+cosx)+b(cosx-sinx), but I couldn't find anything that worked. It didn't really simplify the integrand.

2. ## Re: Integrate (sinx-5cosx)/(sinx+cosx)

Hello, quanta123!

I found a way, but it's pretty elaborate.
I'm sure there is a simpler way.

I used these identities:
. . . . . $\sin^2x \:=\:\frac{1-\cos2x}{2}$
. . . . . $\cos^2x \:=\:\frac{1+\cos2x}{2}$
n $2\sin x\cos x \:=\:\sin2x$

$\cos^2\!x - \sin^2\!x \:=\:\cos2x$

$\text{Integrate: }\:\int\frac{\sin x - 5\cos x}{\sin x - \cos x}\,dx$

Multiply by $\frac{\sin x + \cos x}{\sin x + \cos x}:$

. . $\frac{\sin x - 5\cos x}{\sin x - \cos x}\cdot\frac{\sin x+\cos x}{\sin x+\cos x} \;=\; \frac{\sin^2\!x + \sin x\cos x - 5\sin x\cos x - 5\cos^2\!x}{\sin^2\!x-\cos^2\!x}$

. . $=\;\frac{\sin^2\!x - 4\sin x\cos x - 5\cos^2\!x}{-(\cos^2\!x - \sin^2\!x)} \;=\;\frac{\frac{1-\cos2x}{2} - 2\sin2x - 5\left(\frac{1+\cos2x}{2}\right)}{-\cos2x}$

. . $=\;\frac{1-\cos2x - 4\sin2x -5-5\cos2x}{-2\cos2x} \;=\;\frac{-4-4\sin2x - 6\cos2x}{-2\cos2x}$

. . $=\;\frac{2 + 2\sin2x + 3\cos2x}{\cos2x} \;=\; \frac{2}{\cos2x} + \frac{2\sin2x}{\cos2x} + \frac{3\cos2x}{\cos2x}$

. . $=\;2\sec2x + 2\tan2x + 3$

Got it?

4. ## Re: Integrate (sinx-5cosx)/(sinx+cosx)

I think there's a simplest way...

$\displaystyle \int \dfrac{\sin x -5\cos x}{\sin x -\cos x}dx=\int \dfrac{\sin x -cos x -4\cos x}{\sin x - \cos x}dx=\int dx-4\int \dfrac{\cos x}{\sin x -\cos x}dx$

and for the last one integral, using $t=\tan \frac{x}{2}$ will be using simple algebra with a rectangle triangle with $t,1,\sqrt{t^2+1}$ sides

5. ## Re: Integrate (sinx-5cosx)/(sinx+cosx)

Hello could you elaborate on how you went from your second step to the third one please. And thank you

6. ## Re: Integrate (sinx-5cosx)/(sinx+cosx)

Originally Posted by cocoboy
Hello could you elaborate on how you went from your second step to the third one please. And thank you
Why are you resurrecting a 4-year old post? Which second step to which third one are you referring two? Three different people posted solutions.

7. ## Re: Integrate (sinx-5cosx)/(sinx+cosx)

Originally Posted by Esteban
I think there's a simplest way...

$\displaystyle \int \dfrac{\sin x -5\cos x}{\sin x -\cos x}dx=\int \dfrac{\sin x -cos x -4\cos x}{\sin x - \cos x}dx=\int dx-4\int \dfrac{\cos x}{\sin x -\cos x}dx$

and for the last one integral, using $t=\tan \frac{x}{2}$ will be using simple algebra with a rectangle triangle with $t,1,\sqrt{t^2+1}$ sides
Could you elaborate on how you went from your second step to the third one please.