Integration techniques MOC

Trigonometric integrals

A variety of integrals can be solved by using the appropriate trigonometric identity.1

Evaluating \int \sin^mx \cos^n x \, dx

Where π‘˜ βˆˆβ„•0

  1. If 𝑛 =2π‘˜ +1
∫sinπ‘šβ‘π‘₯cos2π‘˜+1⁑π‘₯𝑑π‘₯=∫sinπ‘šβ‘π‘₯(cos2⁑π‘₯)π‘˜cos⁑π‘₯𝑑π‘₯=∫sinπ‘šβ‘π‘₯(1βˆ’sin2⁑π‘₯)π‘˜cos⁑π‘₯𝑑π‘₯
  1. If π‘š =2π‘˜ +1
∫sin2π‘˜+1⁑π‘₯cos𝑛⁑π‘₯𝑑π‘₯=∫(sin2⁑π‘₯)π‘˜sin⁑π‘₯cos⁑π‘₯𝑑π‘₯=∫(1βˆ’cos2⁑π‘₯)π‘˜cos⁑π‘₯sin⁑π‘₯𝑑π‘₯
  1. If 𝑛 and π‘š are even, use the identities
sin2⁑π‘₯=12(1βˆ’cos⁑2π‘₯)cos2⁑π‘₯=12(1+cos⁑2π‘₯)sin⁑π‘₯cos⁑π‘₯=12sin⁑2π‘₯

Practice problems

  • 2016. Calculus, Β§7.2, pp. 72–73 $


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Footnotes

  1. 2016. Calculus, Β§7.2 ↩