calculation of $\int\frac{1}{\sin^3 x+\cos^3 x}dx$ and $\int\frac{1}{\sin^5 x+\cos^5x}dx$

Given $$\displaystyle \int\frac{1}{\sin^5 x+\cos^5 x}dx$$

First we will simplify $$\sin^5 x+\cos^5 x = \left(\sin^2 x+\cos^2 x\right)\cdot \left(\sin^3 x+\cos^3 x\right) - \sin ^2x\cdot \cos ^2x\left(\sin x+\cos x\right)$$

$$\displaystyle \sin^5 x+\cos^5 x= (\sin x+\cos x)\cdot (1-\sin x\cdot \cos x-\cos^2 x\cdot \sin^2x)$$

So Integral is $$\displaystyle \int\frac{1}{\sin^5 x+\cos^5 x}dx $$

$$\displaystyle = \int\frac{1}{(\sin x+\cos x)\cdot (1-\sin x\cdot \cos x-\cos^2 x\cdot \sin^2x)}dx$$

$$\displaystyle = \int \frac{(\sin x+\cos x)}{(\sin x+\cos x)^2\cdot (1-\sin x\cdot \cos x-\cos^2 x\cdot \sin^2x)}dx$$

$$\displaystyle = \int \frac{(\sin x+\cos x)}{(1+\sin 2x)\cdot (1-\sin x\cdot \cos x-\cos^2 x\cdot \sin^2x)}dx$$

Let $$(\sin x-\cos x) = t\;,$$ Then $$(\cos +\sin x)dx = dt$$ and $$(1-\sin 2x) = t^2\Rightarrow (1+\sin 2x) = (2-t^2)$$

So Integral Convert into $$\displaystyle = 4\int\frac{1}{(2-t^2)\cdot(5-t^4)}dt = 4\int\frac{1}{(t^2-2)\cdot (t^2-\sqrt{5})\cdot (t^2+\sqrt{5})}dt$$

Now Using partial fraction, we get

$$\displaystyle = 4\int \left[\frac{1}{2-t^2}+\frac{1}{(2-\sqrt{5})\cdot 2\sqrt{5}\cdot (\sqrt{5}-t^2)}+\frac{1}{(2+\sqrt{5})\cdot 2\sqrt{5}\cdot (\sqrt{5}+t^2)}\right]dt$$

$$ = \displaystyle \sqrt{2}\ln \left|\frac{\sqrt{2}+t}{\sqrt{2}-t}\right|+\frac{1}{(2-\sqrt{5})\cdot 5^{\frac{3}{4}}}\cdot \ln \left|\frac{5^{\frac{1}{4}}+t}{5^{\frac{1}{4}}-t}\right|+\frac{2}{(2+\sqrt{5})\cdot 5^{\frac{3}{4}}}\cdot \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{t}{5^{\frac{1}{4}}}\right)+\mathbb{C}$$

where $$t=(\sin x-\cos x)$$

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I am not sure how you can continue either (the second term in the denominator can be expressed as $1-\sin(2 x)/2 - \sin^2(2x)/4,$ but I am not aware of any double angle formula for $\sin x + \cos x.$ The simplest approach to your integral is to use the feared $u = \tan \frac{x}2$ substitution, which reduces the integral to a rational function integral....