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OpenStudy (anonymous):

please helpppppppp... question in comment

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wht do u neep help with

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the exact value is

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

re-write the integral using the identity and replacing the cube term

OpenStudy (anonymous):

unable to do..

OpenStudy (irishboy123):

if A = B - C \[\int B = \int A+C\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the intergal will replace the cube term

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i need detailed explanation if you dont mind !!!!!!!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im talking bout u need to take 1/2 and replace it with the cube term which is 3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you have to integrate first????

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ik thts wht i was telling u

OpenStudy (anonymous):

will you help in donig it ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

who me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@phi

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@mbma526

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (phi):

do you know how to integrate cos 3x ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (phi):

do you know how to integrate cos x ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no @phi

OpenStudy (phi):

do you know the derivative of sin x ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-cosx

OpenStudy (phi):

just cos x \[ \frac{d}{dx} \sin x = \cos x \] we can "undo the derivative" by integrating \[ \int d \sin x = \int \cos x \ dx \\ \sin x = \int \cos x \ dx \] I'm not sure that is clear, but people memorize this integral \[ \int \cos x \ dx = \sin x + C\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but for \[\cos ^{3} x\] ??

OpenStudy (phi):

let's first do cos 3x if we let u= 3x and we "work backwards" \[ \frac{d}{dx} \sin u = \cos u \frac{d}{dx} u = \cos 3x \cdot 3\\ \frac{d}{dx} \sin 3x = 3 \cos 3x \]

OpenStudy (phi):

that is the derivative of sin 3x using the chain rule if we want to integrate cos 3x we need a 3 out front: 3 cos 3x and to compensate , we multiply by 1/3 \[ \frac{1}{3} \int 3 \cos 3x \ dx = \frac{1}{3} \sin 3x \]

OpenStudy (phi):

yes, there is a power of 3. patience.

OpenStudy (phi):

hopefully you can integrate cos x and cos 3x (see above) we are given \[ \cos 3x =4 \cos^3 x - 3 \cos x \] can you solve for cos^3 x ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no not been able since 1 hour -___-

OpenStudy (phi):

if you had 3= 4x + y can you solve for x ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yess x=(3-y)/4

OpenStudy (phi):

use that same idea to "solve" (which means isolate to one side) cos^3 x start with \[ \cos 3x =4 \cos^3 x - 3 \cos x \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

didnt read the question well.. thank you @phi

OpenStudy (phi):

you should get \[ \cos^3 x = \frac{1}{4}\cos 3x + \frac{3}{4} \cos x \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yesss thank you

OpenStudy (phi):

now the integral \[ \int \cos^3 x \ dx \] can be written as \[ \frac{1}{4}\int \cos 3x \ dx +\frac{3}{4} \int \cos x \ dx\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yess i can do it further.. thank you

OpenStudy (phi):

yw

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