Integration with trigonometric functions question

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I'm having trouble solving part (2). How do I do it? I don't get where the integrations numbers came from (2/3,1) and this new equation for integration too. How do I find the value of $x = \alpha$ if it's not an rational angle? I want to understand how I can comprehend and reach the answer myself.

The original question, part (1) has been solved:

Consider $$f(x)=\frac{\sin x}{(3-2\cos x)}$$ when $0\leq x \leq \pi$

$(1):$ $$f'(x) = \frac{3\cos x-2}{(3-2\cos x)^2}$$

Let $ \alpha$ be the value of $x$ at which $f(x)$ has a local extremum. Then we have $\cos\alpha = \frac{2}{3}$

$(2):$

The portion of the plane bounded by the graph of the function $y = f(x)$ and the $X$ axis is divided into $2$ parts by the straight line $x = \alpha$. Let $S_1$ be the area of the part located at the left side of the line. Then we have $$S_1 = \int_{\frac{G}{H}}^{I} \frac{dt}{J-Kt}=\frac{L}{N}\log\left(\frac{M}{O}\right)$$ Let $S_2$ be the area of the part located on the right side. We have $$S_2=\frac{P}{2}\log(Q)$$

The letters stand for $G=2, H=3, I=1, J=3, K=2, L=1, M=2, N=5, O=3, P=1, Q=3.$

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$$S_1 = \int_0^{\cos^{-1}{\frac{2}{3}}} \frac{\sin x}{3-2\cos x}dx$$

Let $\cos x = t$

$\implies -\sin x dx = dt$

When $x=0 \to t = 1$ and $x=\arccos \frac{2}{3} \to t = \frac{2}{3}$ using our subsitution above to define the limits of $t$ after the change in variable

$$S_1 = -\int_1^{\frac{2}{3}}\frac{dt}{3-2t} = \int_{\frac{2}{3}}^1 \frac{dt}{3-2t}$$

Similarly for $S_2$