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OpenStudy (anonymous):

integration...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

integrate x^2 sinx

OpenStudy (armor):

This is a fairly lengthy problem to work out from scratch. You will have to apply integration by parts twice.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i just need the answer

OpenStudy (armor):

I won't just give you the answer. First, we need to identify the \(u,v\) for the first time. What do you think they should be?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got -x^2 cosx + 2xsinx + 2cosx + C

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wolfram puts it in a different form and isn't clear to me

OpenStudy (armor):

Well, let's do it by hand then. What do you think the \(u,v\) should be?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i used tabular method

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so u was x^2... dv=sinx

OpenStudy (armor):

Alright. Then \(du=2x\) and \(v=-\cos(x)\). So after one step of integration, we get\[-x^2\cos(x)-\int-\cos(x)2x dx=-x^2\cos(x)+2\int x\cos(x)dx\]Now we integrate by parts again.

OpenStudy (armor):

This time with \(u=x\), and \(dv=\cos(x)\). We get\[-x^2\cos(x)+2\left(x\sin(x)-\int \sin(x)dx\right)\]Still following?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (armor):

Now we do that last integral and distribute the 2 to get \[-x^2\cos(x)+2x\sin(x)+2\cos(x)+C\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok, that's what i got!

OpenStudy (armor):

Then you're right.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i couldn't tell that from just looking at wolf

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but anyways, thank you!

OpenStudy (armor):

You're welcome.

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