Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - Trigonometric Integrals - 7.2 Exercises - Page 485: 38

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{12}{35}$

Work Step by Step

Let $\left[\begin{array}{ll} \theta=\cot^{-1}u & u=\cot\theta\\ & du=-\csc^{2}\theta d\theta \end{array}\right], (\cot^{2}t=\csc^{2}t-1)$ $\displaystyle \int\csc^{4}\theta\cot^{4}\theta d\theta=\int\csc^{2}\theta\cot^{4}\theta(\csc^{2}\theta d\theta)=$ $=\displaystyle \int(u^{2}+1)u^{4}(-du)$ $=-\displaystyle \int u^{6}du-\int u^{4}du$ $=-\displaystyle \frac{u^{7}}{7}-\frac{u^{5}}{5}+C$ ... bring back theta $=-\displaystyle \frac{\cot^{7}\theta}{7}-\frac{\cot^{5}\theta}{5}+C$ $\displaystyle \int_{\pi/4}^{\pi/2}\csc^{4}\theta\cot^{4}\theta d\theta=\left|-\frac{\cot^{7}\theta}{7}-\frac{\cot^{5}\theta}{5}\right|_{\pi/4}^{\pi/2}$ $=0-(-\displaystyle \frac{1}{7}-\frac{1}{5})$ $=\displaystyle \frac{12}{35}$
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