Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Techniques of Integration - 7.2 Trigonometric Integrals - 7.2 Exercises - Page 524: 3

Answer

$$\int_{0}^{\pi/2}sin^{7}\theta\,cos^{5}\theta\,d\theta=\frac{1}{120}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\int_{0}^{\pi/2}sin^{7}\theta\,cos^{5}\theta\,d\theta=\int_{0}^{\pi/2}sin^{7}\theta\,(1-sin^{2}\theta)^{2}cos\theta\,d\theta$$ $Let\,t=sin\theta,\,dt=cos\theta\,d\theta,\int_{0}^{\pi/2}=>\int_{0}^{1}$ $$\int_{0}^{\pi/2}sin^{7}\theta\,(1-sin^{2}\theta)^{2}cos\theta\,d\theta=\int_{0}^{1}t^{7}(1-t^{2})^{2}dt$$ $$=\int_{0}^{1}(t^{7}-2t^{9}+t^{11})dt$$ $$==\left [\frac{t^{8}}{8}-\frac{t^{10}}{5}+\frac{t^{12}}{12} \right ]_{0}^{1}$$ $$=\frac{1}{120}$$
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