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Anonymous asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 1 decade ago

reduction formula?

using reduction formula solve

∫ x^5 cos(x) dx with limits of pi & 0

Thanks in advance

Update:

sorry the limits were 0 fist then Pi

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  • Dr D
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    u = x^n

    dv = cosx * dx

    du = nx^(n-1)

    v = sinx

    I_n = ∫ x^n cos(x) dx

    = x^n * sinx - n* ∫x^(n-1) * sinx * dx

    = 0 - n*∫x^(n-1) * sinx * dx after applying limits

    = -n * [-(x)^(n-1)*cosx + (n-1)*∫ x^(n-2)* cosx * dx]

    = -n * [π^(n-1) + (n-1)*I_n-2]

    = -nπ^(n-1) - n*(n-1)*I_n-2

    So starting with n = 5

    I_5 = -5*π^4 - 20*I_3

    I_3 = -3*π^2 - 6*I_1

    I_1 = - n*∫x^(n-1) * sinx * dx from an earlier line

    = ∫ -sinx * dx

    = cosx = -2 after limits

    So I_3 = -3*π^2 + 12

    I_5 = -5*π^4 + 60*π^2 - 240

    = -134.869

    If the limits are π first then 0 second,

    I_5 = +134.869

    Please check over my work in case I made any errors. It's easy to make mistakes in questions like this.

  • 1 decade ago

    It's very hard to do this by repeatedly applying the formulas. It's pretty easy using a table method of integration by parts. You just have to continually differentiate x^5 and continually integrate cosx. Then you multiply across, alternating plus and minus. All the sin terms can be ignored since sin 0 = sin pi = 0. You end up with

    (5x^4-6x^2+120)*cosx from 0 to pi.

    This becomes -5 pi^4 + 60 pi^2 -240, which is what the other answerer got.

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