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The substitution t = tan(x/2)

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Concept 5 of 11 in Indefinite Integration

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No standard formula fits ∫dx2+cos⁡x\int \dfrac{dx}{2 + \cos x}, and u=cos⁡xu = \cos x fails: there is no sin⁡x\sin x to make dudu. Is there a substitution that turns it into a plain fraction in one letter?