Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 8 - Integration Techniques, L'Hopital's Rule, and Improper Integrals - 8.6 Exercises - Page 555: 38

Answer

$$ - \frac{{{{\cot }^3}\theta }}{3} + \theta + \cot \theta + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {{{\cot }^4}\theta } d\theta \cr & {\text{From the table of integrals in the back of the book}} \cr & \int {{{\cot }^n}u = - \frac{{{{\cot }^{n - 1}}u}}{{n - 1}} - \int {{{\cot }^{n - 2}}udu} } \cr & \int {{{\cot }^4}\theta } d\theta = - \frac{{{{\cot }^{4 - 1}}\theta }}{{4 - 1}} - \int {{{\cot }^{4 - 2}}\theta d\theta } \cr & = - \frac{{{{\cot }^3}\theta }}{3} - \int {{{\cot }^2}\theta d\theta } \cr & {\text{From the table of integrals in the back of the book}} \cr & \int {{{\cot }^2}udu} = - u - \cot u + C \cr & = - \frac{{{{\cot }^3}\theta }}{3} - \left( { - \theta - \cot \theta + C} \right) \cr & = - \frac{{{{\cot }^3}\theta }}{3} + \theta + \cot \theta + C \cr} $$
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