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Q9  Find the integrals of the functions \frac {\cos x }{1 + \cos x }

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The integral is rewritten using trigonometric identities

\frac{\cos x}{1+ \cos x}= \frac{\cos^2x/2-\sin^2x/2}{2\cos^2x/2} =\frac{1}{2}[1-\tan^2x/2]
\\=\int \frac{1}{2}[1-\tan^2x/2] dx\\ =\frac{1}{2}\int 1-[sec^2\frac{x}{2}-1]=\frac{1}{2}\int 2-sec^2\frac{x}{2}\\=x-tan\frac{x}{2}+c

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