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OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

Integration by substitution. Problem below.

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

\[\Large \int\limits \cos^3 \theta d \theta, \sin \theta = x\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Put \[u = \cos \theta \] \[\frac{ du }{ d \theta } = -\sin \theta \] \[du = -\sin \theta d \theta \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[-\int\limits_{}^{} u^3 du\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hope nw u can Solve

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

i don't really get it. @Yahoo!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which Part Confuses U ?

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

why you took u as cos?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

To make it easier...think of a Condition where u take u = sin

OpenStudy (anonymous):

du / d theta = cos theta du = cos theta d teta from..where we cant Substistute For u

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

@Yahoo! what about \[\Large \sin^3 \theta \cos^2 \theta d \theta, \cos \theta = x\]

OpenStudy (abb0t):

\[\cos^3(\theta) = \cos(\theta)(\sin^2(\theta)-1)\] Now, you can use u-substitution.

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

Nope. Don't get it.

OpenStudy (abb0t):

\[\int\limits \cos^3(\theta)d \theta = \int\limits \cos(\theta)\cos^2(\theta)d \theta= \int\limits \cos(\theta)(\sin^2(\theta)-1)d \theta\]

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

Ohh this.. What about next one?

OpenStudy (abb0t):

\[u = \sin(\theta)\] \[du = \cos(\theta)\] To get: \[\int\limits u^2-1 du\]

OpenStudy (abb0t):

You follow a similar process factor out a cos, use trig identity and substitution.

OpenStudy (abb0t):

\[\cos^2(x)\cos(x)\sin^2(x) \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@saifoo.khan ...u got it?...or Shuld i write my Approach?

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