Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 8 - Techniques of Integration - 8.2 Trigonometric Integrals - Exercises - Page 403: 23

Answer

$$-\frac{1}{6} (\cos x)^6 +c$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$\int \cos ^{5} x \sin x d x$$ Let $$ u=\cos x\ \ \ \Rightarrow \ \ du =-\sin xdx$$ Then \begin{align*} \int \cos ^{5} x \sin x d x&=\int u^{5} d u\\ &= -\frac{1}{6}u^6 +c\\ &= -\frac{1}{6} (\cos x)^6 +c \end{align*}
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