Integral Sin Cos 6E16F6
1. We are asked to evaluate the integral $$2 \int \frac{\sin x}{3 + \cos 2x} \, dx$$.
2. Recall the double-angle identity: $$\cos 2x = 2\cos^2 x - 1$$.
3. Substitute this into the denominator:
$$3 + \cos 2x = 3 + (2\cos^2 x - 1) = 2 + 2\cos^2 x = 2(1 + \cos^2 x)$$.
4. The integral becomes:
$$2 \int \frac{\sin x}{2(1 + \cos^2 x)} \, dx = \int \frac{\sin x}{1 + \cos^2 x} \, dx$$.
5. Use substitution: let $$u = \cos x$$, then $$du = -\sin x \, dx$$ or $$-du = \sin x \, dx$$.
6. Rewrite the integral in terms of $$u$$:
$$\int \frac{\sin x}{1 + \cos^2 x} \, dx = \int \frac{-du}{1 + u^2} = - \int \frac{1}{1 + u^2} \, du$$.
7. The integral of $$\frac{1}{1 + u^2}$$ is $$\arctan u$$, so:
$$- \int \frac{1}{1 + u^2} \, du = - \arctan u + C$$.
8. Substitute back $$u = \cos x$$:
$$- \arctan(\cos x) + C$$.
9. Therefore, the value of the original integral is:
$$2 \int \frac{\sin x}{3 + \cos 2x} \, dx = - \arctan(\cos x) + C$$.
This completes the solution.