Article
A Closed Form Solution for An Unorthodox Trigonometric Integral
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
DOI
10.1080/00207390902826573
Disciplines
- Education and
- Mathematics
Abstract
A closed form solution for the trigonometric integral f sec2k+1 xdx, k = 0, 1, 2, ... is presented in this article. The result will fill the gap in another trigonometric integral f sec2m+1 x tan2n xdx, which is neglected by most of the calculus textbooks due to its foreseeable unorthodox solution procedure comparing to the other three cases in f secm x tann xds when m is even or n is odd.
Citation Information
Yan Wu. "A Closed Form Solution for An Unorthodox Trigonometric Integral" International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Vol. 40 Iss. 6 (2009) p. 814 - 817 ISSN: 1464-5211 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/yan_wu/5/