Integral of $\sec{\left(2 x \right)}$

Find $\int \sec{\left(2 x \right)}\, dx$.

Let $u=2 x$.

Then $du=\left(2 x\right)^{\prime }dx = 2 dx$ (steps can be seen »), and we have that $dx = \frac{du}{2}$.

The integral becomes

$${\color{red}{\int{\sec{\left(2 x \right)} d x}}} = {\color{red}{\int{\frac{\sec{\left(u \right)}}{2} d u}}}$$

Apply the constant multiple rule $\int c f{\left(u \right)}\, du = c \int f{\left(u \right)}\, du$ with $c=\frac{1}{2}$ and $f{\left(u \right)} = \sec{\left(u \right)}$:

$${\color{red}{\int{\frac{\sec{\left(u \right)}}{2} d u}}} = {\color{red}{\left(\frac{\int{\sec{\left(u \right)} d u}}{2}\right)}}$$

Rewrite the secant as $\sec\left( u \right)=\frac{1}{\cos\left( u \right)}$:

$$\frac{{\color{red}{\int{\sec{\left(u \right)} d u}}}}{2} = \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{\cos{\left(u \right)}} d u}}}}{2}$$

Rewrite the cosine in terms of the sine using the formula $\cos\left( u \right)=\sin\left( u + \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ and then rewrite the sine using the double angle formula $\sin\left( u \right)=2\sin\left(\frac{ u }{2}\right)\cos\left(\frac{ u }{2}\right)$:

$$\frac{{\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{\cos{\left(u \right)}} d u}}}}{2} = \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{2 \sin{\left(\frac{u}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)} \cos{\left(\frac{u}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}} d u}}}}{2}$$

Multiply the numerator and denominator by $\sec^2\left(\frac{ u }{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)$:

$$\frac{{\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{2 \sin{\left(\frac{u}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)} \cos{\left(\frac{u}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}} d u}}}}{2} = \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\frac{\sec^{2}{\left(\frac{u}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}}{2 \tan{\left(\frac{u}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}} d u}}}}{2}$$

Let $v=\tan{\left(\frac{u}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}$.

Then $dv=\left(\tan{\left(\frac{u}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}\right)^{\prime }du = \frac{\sec^{2}{\left(\frac{u}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}}{2} du$ (steps can be seen »), and we have that $\sec^{2}{\left(\frac{u}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)} du = 2 dv$.

The integral can be rewritten as

$$\frac{{\color{red}{\int{\frac{\sec^{2}{\left(\frac{u}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}}{2 \tan{\left(\frac{u}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}} d u}}}}{2} = \frac{{\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{v} d v}}}}{2}$$

The integral of $\frac{1}{v}$ is $\int{\frac{1}{v} d v} = \ln{\left(\left|{v}\right| \right)}$:

$$\frac{{\color{red}{\int{\frac{1}{v} d v}}}}{2} = \frac{{\color{red}{\ln{\left(\left|{v}\right| \right)}}}}{2}$$

Recall that $v=\tan{\left(\frac{u}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}$:

$$\frac{\ln{\left(\left|{{\color{red}{v}}}\right| \right)}}{2} = \frac{\ln{\left(\left|{{\color{red}{\tan{\left(\frac{u}{2} + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}}}}\right| \right)}}{2}$$

Recall that $u=2 x$:

$$\frac{\ln{\left(\left|{\tan{\left(\frac{\pi}{4} + \frac{{\color{red}{u}}}{2} \right)}}\right| \right)}}{2} = \frac{\ln{\left(\left|{\tan{\left(\frac{\pi}{4} + \frac{{\color{red}{\left(2 x\right)}}}{2} \right)}}\right| \right)}}{2}$$

Therefore,

$$\int{\sec{\left(2 x \right)} d x} = \frac{\ln{\left(\left|{\tan{\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}}\right| \right)}}{2}$$

Add the constant of integration:

$$\int{\sec{\left(2 x \right)} d x} = \frac{\ln{\left(\left|{\tan{\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}}\right| \right)}}{2}+C$$

$\int \sec{\left(2 x \right)}\, dx = \frac{\ln\left(\left|{\tan{\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4} \right)}}\right|\right)}{2} + C$A