Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - Trigonometric Integrals - 7.2 Exercises - Page 485: 52

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{\sin^{6}x}{6}-\frac{\sin^{8}x}{8}+C$ The integrand, $f(x) $ (red graph) behaves as $F'(x)$ so the answer is reasonable.

Work Step by Step

From the Strategy for Evaluating $\displaystyle \int\sin^{m}x\cos^{n}xdx$, case (a) (the power of cosine is odd) we use the identity $\sin^{2}x=1-\cos^{2}x$ and then substitute $u=\sin x$: $\displaystyle \int\sin^{5}x\cos^{3}xdx=\int\sin^{5}x\cos^{2}x\cos xdx$ $=\displaystyle \int\sin^{5}x(1-\sin^{2}x)\cos xdx$ $=\displaystyle \int u^{5}(1-u^{2})du$ $=\displaystyle \int(u^{5}-u^{7})du$ $=\displaystyle \frac{u^{6}}{6}-\frac{u^{8}}{8}+C$ ... bring back x, $=\displaystyle \frac{\sin^{6}x}{6}-\frac{\sin^{8}x}{8}+C$ Graphing, the integrand $f(x)=\sin^{5}x\cos^{3}x$ should behave as $F'(x)$, where $F(x)=\displaystyle \frac{\sin^{6}x}{6}-\frac{\sin^{8}x}{8}$ In the intervals where $F$ decreases , $f$ is negative. When $F$ increases , $f$ is positive. At the minimum points of F, f is zero, changing from negative to positive. At the maximum points of F, f is zero, changing from positive to negative. $f(x)$(red graph) behaves as $F'(x)$ so the answer is reasonable.
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