Year 12 Mathematics Extension 2 / Calculus

t-Substitution (Weierstrass)

Apply the Weierstrass substitution t = tan(x/2) to convert integrands involving sin x and cos x into rational functions of t, then integrate using standard techniques.

Syllabus area

Calculus

Focus

Further calculus methods and applications

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