Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 4 - Integration - 4.9 Evaluating Definite Integrals By Substitution - Exercises Set 4.9 - Page 341: 39

Answer

$\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \cos ^{n} x d x=\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \sin ^{n} x d x$

Work Step by Step

We need to prove : ${\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \cos ^{n} x d x=\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \sin ^{n} x d x}$ $\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \cos ^{n}\left(-x+\frac{\pi}{2}\right) d x =\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \sin ^{n} x d x \quad \because \cos \left(-x+\frac{\pi}{2}=\sin x\right)$ $\operatorname{Let} -x+\frac{\pi}{2}=u \Rightarrow d u=-d x$ When $\frac{\pi}{2}=x \Rightarrow u=0$ When $x=0 \Rightarrow u=\frac{\pi}{2}$ \[ \begin{aligned} \therefore \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \cos ^{n}\left(-x+\frac{\pi}{2}\right) d x &=-\int_{\frac{\pi}{2}}^{0} \cos ^{n} u d u \\ &=\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \cos ^{n} u d u \end{aligned} \] Substitute $x=u \Rightarrow d x=d u$ \[ \therefore \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \cos ^{n} x d x=\int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \sin ^{n} x d x \]
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