Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - Trigonometric Integrals - 7.2 Exercises - Page 485: 67

Answer

Using trig identities and integrals of odd functions it can be proved that $$\int_{-\pi}^\pi{\sin mx \cos nx}dx=0 $$

Work Step by Step

$$\int_{-\pi}^\pi{\sin mx \cos nx}dx $$ Using the trig identity $$\int_{-\pi}^\pi{\sin mx \cos nx}dx =\frac{1}{2} \int_{-\pi}^\pi{ \sin (m+n)x +\sin (m-n)x}dx $$ since $ \sin (m+n)x $ and $\sin (m-n)x$ are odd functions then their integral from $\pi$ to $-\pi$ equals zero hence the whole integral equals zero $$\int_{-\pi}^\pi{\sin mx \cos nx}dx=0 $$
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