How to integrate $e^{\sin x}(x \cos x - \tan x \sec x)$

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How would on find the indefinite integral $e^{\sin x}(x \cos x - \tan x \sec x)$

Our professor gave it to us as a review question. He told us it was from an exam several years ago as extra credit, however no one answered it correctly.

I have been working on it for hours and cannot make a dent, I haven't made any progress! It isn't really important because there are no points awarded for it, however I would like to know how to do it


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$\int e^{\sin x}(x \cos x -\tan x \sec x)\;dx$

$\int (e^{\sin x}\cos x)(x)\;dx - \int e^{\sin x}( \tan x \sec x)\;dx$

$\int (e^{\sin x})'(x)\;dx - \int e^{\sin x}(\sec x)'\;dx$

$ e^{\sin x}x-\int e^{\sin x}\;dx - (e^{\sin x}\sec x-\int \cos x e^{\sin x}\sec x\;dx)$

$ e^{\sin x}x-\int e^{\sin x}\;dx - e^{\sin x}\sec x+\int e^{\sin x}\;dx$

$ e^{\sin x}x - e^{\sin x}\sec x+C$

$ e^{\sin x}(x - \sec x)+C$

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Do it in two parts.

For $\int e^{\sin{x}}x\cos{x}dx$ use integration by parts with $u=x$ and $dv=e^{\sin{x}}\cos{x}\, dx$.

For $\int e^{\sin{x}}\tan{x}\sec{x}dx$ use integration by parts with $u=\sin{x}$ and $dv=\tan{x}\sec{x}\, dx$