Integration using trigonometric and hyperbolic substitutions 401
∫ π
4
0
4cos^4 θdθ= 4
∫ π
4
0
(cos^2 θ)^2 dθ
= 4
∫ π
4
0
[
1
2
( 1 +cos 2θ)
] 2
dθ
=
∫ π
4
0
( 1 +2cos2θ+cos^22 θ)dθ
=
∫ π
4
0
[
1 +2cos2θ+
1
2
( 1 +cos 4θ)
]
dθ
=
∫ π
4
0
(
3
2
+2cos2θ+
1
2
cos 4θ
)
dθ
=
[
3 θ
2
+sin2θ+
sin4θ
8
]π
4
0
=
[
3
2
(π
4
)
+sin
2 π
4
+
sin4(π/ 4 )
8
]
−[0]
=
3 π
8
+ 1 = 2. 178 ,
correct to 4 significant figures.
Problem 8. Find
∫
sin^2 tcos^4 tdt.
∫
sin^2 tcos^4 tdt=
∫
sin^2 t(cos^2 t)^2 dt
=
∫ (
1 −cos 2t
2
)(
1 +cos2t
2
) 2
dt
=
1
8
∫
( 1 −cos2t)( 1 +2cos2t+cos^22 t)dt
=
1
8
∫
( 1 +2cos2t+cos^22 t−cos 2t
−2cos^22 t−cos^32 t)dt
=
1
8
∫
( 1 +cos2t−cos^22 t−cos^32 t)dt
=
1
8
∫[
1 +cos 2t−
(
1 +cos 4t
2
)
−cos 2t( 1 −sin^22 t)
]
dt
=
1
8
∫(
1
2
−
cos 4t
2
+cos 2tsin^22 t
)
dt
=
1
8
(
t
2
−
sin4t
8
+
sin^32 t
6
)
+c
Now try the following exercise
Exercise 156 Further problemson
integration of powersof sines and cosines
In Problems 1 to 6, integrate with respect to the
variable.
- sin^3 θ
[
(a)−cosθ+
cos^3 θ
3
+c
]
- 2cos^32 x
[
sin2x−
sin^32 x
3
+c
]
- 2sin^3 tcos^2 t [
− 2
3
cos^3 t+
2
5
cos^5 t+c
]
- sin^3 xcos^4 x
[
−cos^5 x
5
+
cos^7 x
7
+c
]
- 2sin^42 θ [
3 θ
4
−
1
4
sin4θ+
1
32
sin8θ+c
]
- sin^2 tcos^2 t
[
t
8
−
1
32
sin4t+c
]
40.4 Worked problems on integration
of products of sines and cosines
Problem 9. Determine
∫
sin3tcos2tdt.
∫
sin3tcos 2tdt
=
∫
1
2
[sin( 3 t+ 2 t)+sin( 3 t− 2 t)]dt,
from 6 of Table 40.1, which follows from Section 17.4,
page 170,
=
1
2
∫
(sin5t+sint)dt
=
1
2
(
−cos 5t
5
−cost
)
+c
Problem 10. Find
∫
1
3
cos 5xsin2xdx.