General antiderivative of a csc-cot and reciprocal power term
Find the general antiderivative of
Hint
Recall that and . Reverse each derivative rule term by term, and don't forget the constant of integration.
Step-by-step solution
Split the antiderivative into two pieces using linearity: and . For the first piece, recall that , so , giving .
For the second piece, use , so . Combining both results and adding the arbitrary constant gives the general antiderivative .
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