Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 7 - Section 7.5 - Strategy for Integration - 7.5 Exercises - Page 508: 79

Answer

$$\frac{1}{3}x{\sin ^3}x + \frac{1}{6}{\cos ^3}x - \frac{1}{3}\cos x + C$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \int {x{{\sin }^2}x\cos x} dx \cr & {\text{Integrate by parts}} \cr & {\text{Let }}u = x,{\text{ }}du = dx \cr & dv = {\sin ^2}x\cos xdx \to v = \frac{1}{3}{\sin ^3}x \cr & {\text{Use integration by parts formula}} \cr & \int {udv} = uv - \int {vdu} \cr & \int {x{{\sin }^2}x\cos x} dx = \frac{1}{3}x{\sin ^3}x - \int {\frac{1}{3}{{\sin }^3}xdx} \cr & \int {x{{\sin }^2}x\cos x} dx = \frac{1}{3}x{\sin ^3}x - \frac{1}{3}\int {{{\sin }^3}xdx} \cr & = \frac{1}{3}x{\sin ^3}x - \frac{1}{3}\int {{{\sin }^2}x\sin xdx} \cr & {\text{Use pythagorean identity}} \cr & = \frac{1}{3}x{\sin ^3}x - \frac{1}{3}\int {\left( {{{\cos }^2}x - 1} \right)\sin xdx} \cr & = \frac{1}{3}x{\sin ^3}x - \frac{1}{3}\int {{{\cos }^2}x\sin xdx} + \frac{1}{3}\int {\sin x} dx \cr & {\text{Integrating}} \cr & = \frac{1}{3}x{\sin ^3}x + \frac{1}{6}{\cos ^3}x - \frac{1}{3}\cos x + C \cr} $$
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