What is the integral of tan(bx) ?

The integral of tan(bx) is -1/b ln|cos(bx)|+C

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integral of tan(bx)

\int tan (b x) d x

- \frac{1}{b} ln ∣ cos (b x) ∣ + C

Solution steps

\int tan (b x) d x

Rewrite using trig identities

= \int \frac{sin ( b x )}{cos ( b x )} d x

Apply u-substitution

: \int - \frac{1}{b u} d u

= \int - \frac{1}{b u} d u

Take the constant out:

\int a \cdot f (x) d x = a \cdot \int f (x) d x

= - \frac{1}{b} \cdot \int \frac{1}{u} d u

Use the common integral:

\int \frac{1}{u} d u = ln (∣ u ∣)

= - \frac{1}{b} ln ∣ u ∣

Substitute back

u = cos (b x)

= - \frac{1}{b} ln ∣ cos (b x) ∣

Add a constant to the solution

= - \frac{1}{b} ln ∣ cos (b x) ∣ + C

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