Eric Nicholas K's answer to Rowan's Junior College 1 H2 Maths Singapore question.

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Eric Nicholas K
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The easiest way to do this is to recognise that sec2x is a derivative form of tan x, so we can use the substitution u = tan x for this.

This is easier than changing sec2x into 1 + tan2x, because the integrals tan3x and tan5x are not immediately clear.