How do you find the integral of x sin^2(x)?

1 Answer
Feb 12, 2017

intxsin^2xdx=x/4(2x-sin2x)-1/4x^2-1/8cos2x+C

Explanation:

In order to integrate this function, we must integrate by parts, or use the reverse product rule, as I like to call it.

I won't go into much detail here about how to do that, but watch Khan academy's video for more help.

intxsin^2xdx

u=x rarr(du)/dx=1

(dv)/dx =sin^2x=1/2(1-cos2x) rarr v =1/4(2x-sin2x)

intxsin^2xdx=1/4x(2x-sin2x)-1/4int2x-sin2xdx=

x/4(2x-sin2x)-1/4x^2-1/8cos2x+C