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OpenStudy (el_arrow):

whats the integral of cosx?

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

\[\int\limits_{?}^{?} cosx dx\]

OpenStudy (agl202):

-sin(x) + C If you ever don't know the antiderivative of a trigonometric function, you can always think of it like "What function is -cos(x) the derivative of?" I know that the derivative of sin(x) is cos(x), so the antiderivative is just the opposite.

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

what happens to the cosx?

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

u= cosx and dx=-du/sinx

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

\[\int\limits_{?}^{?} u (-du/sinx)\]

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

is that right?

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

batman?

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

@iambatman you there? i just want some proof of how integral of cosx is -sinx+c

OpenStudy (anonymous):

We just use \[\frac{ d }{ dx } cosx = -sinx\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

There's not much to the proof, \[\int\limits sinx dx = -cosx+C\]

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

so i just put that as my answer and dont show any work

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No need to

OpenStudy (el_arrow):

okay

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Recall we are using the fundamental theorem of calculus

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