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Integral of 1/sec(x)

Antiderivatives warmup

Find \(\int \frac{1}{\sec x} dx\).

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What you need first

the definition of the secant function
the antiderivative of the cosine function

What this problem tests

Tests the ability to simplify an integrand using trigonometric identities before integrating.

This is a basic integration problem typically found in early calculus courses to test knowledge of trigonometric identities and standard integrals.

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