Derek was told to evaluate the following problem:
Which, if any, of Derek's three steps was incorrect?
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
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First, notice that the derivative of sec(x) is sec(x)tan(x), and so the integral is really sec(x) multiplied by its derivative. As such, u should be sec(x), and du should be sec(x)tan(x). The algebra was correct in step 2, as you can simplify the fraction within the integral to u (or sec(x)) by dividing the numerator and denominator by sec(x)tan(x). Step 3 was correct, because of the integral power rule. The substitution of sec(x) for u was correct, so there were no errors.