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Evaluate the following integrals:
`int frac{cosx-cos2x}{1-cosx}dx`

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To evaluate the integral \[ I = \int \frac{\cos x - \cos 2x}{1 - \cos x} \, dx, \] we will follow a series of steps to simplify and solve the integral. ### Step 1: Rewrite the Integral We start with the integral: \[ I = \int \frac{\cos x - \cos 2x}{1 - \cos x} \, dx. \] ### Step 2: Use the Identity for Cosine Recall the double angle identity for cosine: \[ \cos 2x = 2 \cos^2 x - 1. \] Substituting this into the integral gives: \[ I = \int \frac{\cos x - (2 \cos^2 x - 1)}{1 - \cos x} \, dx. \] This simplifies to: \[ I = \int \frac{\cos x - 2 \cos^2 x + 1}{1 - \cos x} \, dx. \] ### Step 3: Simplify the Numerator Now, we can rewrite the numerator: \[ \cos x - 2 \cos^2 x + 1 = -2 \cos^2 x + \cos x + 1. \] This can be rearranged as: \[ I = \int \frac{-2 \cos^2 x + \cos x + 1}{1 - \cos x} \, dx. \] ### Step 4: Factor the Numerator We can factor the numerator: \[ -2 \cos^2 x + \cos x + 1 = -(2 \cos^2 x - \cos x - 1). \] Factoring \(2 \cos^2 x - \cos x - 1\) gives: \[ (2 \cos x + 1)(\cos x - 1). \] Thus, we have: \[ I = \int \frac{-(2 \cos x + 1)(\cos x - 1)}{1 - \cos x} \, dx. \] ### Step 5: Cancel Out Terms Notice that \(1 - \cos x = -(\cos x - 1)\), so we can cancel out \((\cos x - 1)\): \[ I = \int -(2 \cos x + 1) \, dx. \] ### Step 6: Integrate Now we can integrate: \[ I = -\int (2 \cos x + 1) \, dx. \] Calculating the integral: \[ I = -\left(2 \sin x + x\right) + C, \] where \(C\) is the constant of integration. ### Final Answer Thus, the final result is: \[ I = -2 \sin x - x + C. \]
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