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Calculus 2If we have ∫ (sec² B / tan² B) sec B tan B dBAnd u = secB Du = secBtanBdBAnd we get ∫(u^2)/(u^2-1) duHow do we go from there to :∫ ( 1 + (1/(u^2-1) du Can somebody explain to me fully why it became that last expression?

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A simple way to see what was done is to add and subtract -1 from the numerator:[tex]\dfrac{u^2-1+1}{u^2-1}=\dfrac{u^2-1}{u^2-1}+\dfrac1{u^2-1}=1+\dfrac1{u^2-1}[/tex](provided that [tex]u^2-1\neq0[/tex], or [tex]u\neq\pm1[/tex])###Suppose you had a slightly more complex integrand, like[tex]\dfrac{u^3}{u^2-1}=u+\dfrac u{u^2-1}[/tex]How do we know that? (Assume we don't already know the previous result, so that it's not just a matter of multiplying both sides by [tex]u[/tex].) Simple polynomial division:[tex]u^3=\boxed{u}_{\,q}\cdot u^2[/tex], and [tex]u(u^2-1)=u^3-u[/tex]. Subtracting this from [tex]u^3[/tex] gives a remainder of [tex]u^3-(u^3-u)=\boxed{u}_{\,r}[/tex], so[tex]\dfrac{u^3}{u^2-1}=\boxed{u}_{\,q}+\dfrac{\boxed{u}_{\,r}}{u^2-1}[/tex](where [tex]q[/tex] and [tex]r[/tex] denote "quotient" and "remainder")