Let x = secθ
dx = secθtanθ dθ
θ = arcsec x
Int(arcsec(x) dx)
= Int(θ secθtanθ dθ)
now integrate by parts
u = θ
du = dθ
dv = secθtanθ dθ
v = secθ
Int(θ secθtanθ) = θsecθ - Int(secθ dθ)
To integrate secθ you have to resort to a trick:
secθ (secθ + tanθ)/(secθ + tanθ) dθ
now the top is sec^2θ + secθtanθ
let u = secθ + tanθ and we have
1/u du
so, Int(secθ dθ) is ln|secθ + tanθ|
and we end up with
Int(θ secθtanθ) = θsecθ - ln|secInt(θ secθtanθ) = θsecθ - Int(secθ dθ) + tanInt(θ secθtanθ)
= θsecθ - Int(secθ dθ)|
Now, what does all that equal in x's?
θ = arcsec(x)
secθ = x
tanθ = √(x^2-1)
and you have your answer.
prove that the integral of arcsec(x) is equal to xarcsec(x) - ln|x+ sqrt((x^2)-1)
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copy-paste error. That last complicated line should read:
Int(θ secθtanθ) = θsecθ - Int(secθ dθ)
= θsecθ - ln|secθ + tanθ|
Int(θ secθtanθ) = θsecθ - Int(secθ dθ)
= θsecθ - ln|secθ + tanθ|