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Integral of cos^(-2)x dx

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 -pi           
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  4            
   /           
  |            
  |     1      
  |  ------- dx
  |     2      
  |  cos (x)   
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 pi            
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$$\int\limits_{\frac{\pi}{4}}^{- \frac{\pi}{4}} \frac{1}{\cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}}\, dx$$
Integral(cos(x)^(-2), (x, pi/4, -pi/4))
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  /                       
 |                        
 |    1             sin(x)
 | ------- dx = C + ------
 |    2             cos(x)
 | cos (x)                
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$$\int \frac{1}{\cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}}\, dx = C + \frac{\sin{\left(x \right)}}{\cos{\left(x \right)}}$$
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Numerical answer [src]
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    Use the examples entering the upper and lower limits of integration.