Primitive of Square of Cosecant of a x

Theorem

$\ds \int \csc^2 a x \rd x = -\frac {\cot a x} a + C$


Proof

\(\ds \int \csc^2 x \rd x\) \(=\) \(\ds -\cot x + C\) Primitive of $\csc^2 x$
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) \(\ds \int \csc^2 a x \rd x\) \(=\) \(\ds \frac 1 a \paren {-\cot a x} + C\) Primitive of Function of Constant Multiple
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds -\frac {\cot a x} a + C\) simplifying

$\blacksquare$


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Sources

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  • 1968: George B. Thomas, Jr.: Calculus and Analytic Geometry (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Back endpapers: A Brief Table of Integrals: $91$.
  • 2009: Murray R. Spiegel, Seymour Lipschutz and John Liu: Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables (3rd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 17$: Tables of Special Indefinite Integrals: $(23)$ Integrals Involving $\csc a x$: $17.23.2.$