Higher Engineering Mathematics

(Greg DeLong) #1
INTEGRATION BY PARTS 423

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  1. In determining a Fourier series to repre-
    sentf(x)=xin the range−πtoπ, Fourier
    coefficients are given by:


an=

1
π

∫π

−π

xcosnxdx

and bn=

1
π

∫π

−π

xsinnxdx

where n is a positive integer. Show by
using integration by parts that an=0 and

bn=−

2
n

cosnπ.


  1. The equationC=


∫ 1

0

e−^0.^4 θcos 1. 2 θdθ

and S=

∫ 1

0

e−^0.^4 θsin 1. 2 θdθ

are involved in the study of damped oscilla-
tions. Determine the values ofCandS.

[C= 0 .66,S= 0 .41]
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