Given,
$\int \frac{1}{1+a \cos (x)} d x$
We are substituting $\cos (x)=\frac{1-\tan ^2\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)}{1+\tan ^2\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)}$.
$\int \frac{1}{1+a \cos (x)} d x=\int \frac{1}{1+\frac{a\left(1-\tan ^2\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\right)}{1+\tan ^2\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)}} d x$
Multiplying both numerator and denominator by
$1+\tan ^2\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)$
$=\int \frac{1+\tan ^2\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)}{(1+a)+(1-a) \tan ^2\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)} d x$
$=\int \frac{\sec ^2\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)}{(1+a)+(1-a) \tan ^2\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)} d x$ (Using the trigonometric formula $\sec ^2(x)-\tan ^2(x)=1$ ).
Putting $\tan \left(\frac{x}{2}\right)=z$
Tanking derivative both sides,
$d\left(\tan \left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\right)=d z$
$\sec ^2\left(\frac{x}{2}\right) d x=2 d z$ (Using the formula $\left.\frac{d(\tan (x))}{d x}=\sec ^2(x)\right)$.
Now, replacing $x$ in the terms of $z$.
$=\int \frac{1}{(1+a)+(1-a) z^2} 2 d z$
Taking common $1-a$ from denominator.
$=\frac{2}{1-a} \int \frac{1}{\frac{(1+a)}{(1-a)}+z^2} d x$
Now, we are applying the formula
$\int \frac{1}{b^2+x^2} d x=\frac{1}{b} \tan ^{-} 1\left(\frac{x}{b}\right)$.
Where $x=z$ and $b=\sqrt{\left(\frac{1+a}{1-a}\right) \text {. }}$
$=\frac{2}{\sqrt{\left(\frac{1+a}{1-a}\right)}} \tan ^{-} 1\left(\frac{z}{\sqrt{\left(\frac{1+a}{1-a}\right)}}\right)+c$ ( Where $\mathrm{c}$ is a integral constant)
$=2 \sqrt{\left(\frac{1-a}{1+a}\right) \tan ^{-}} 1\left(\sqrt{\left.\left(\frac{1-a}{1+a}\right) z\right)+c}\right.$
Now, replacing $z$ in the terms of $x$.
$\int \frac{1}{1+a \cos (x)} d x=$ $\left.2 \sqrt{(} \frac{1-a}{1+a}\right) \tan ^{-} 1$ $\left(\sqrt{\left(\frac{1-a}{1+a}\right)}\right.$ $\left.\tan \left(\frac{x}{2}\right)\right)+c$