How do you integrate intcos(7x)^3 dxcos(7x)3dx?

1 Answer
Mar 9, 2018

The answer is =-1/(42i^(1/6))Gamma(1/3","-343ix^3)-1/(42i^(1/6))Gamma(1/3","343ix^3)+C

Explanation:

We need

costheta=(e^(itheta)+e^(-itheta))/2

i^2=-1

Therefore,

intcos(7x)^3dx=intcos(343x^3)dx

=int((e^(i343x^3)+e^(-i343x^3))/2)dx

=1/2inte^(i343x^3)dx+1/2inte^(-i343x^3)dx

Let u=-7i^(1/6)x, =>, du=-7i^(1/6)dx

1/2inte^(i343x^3)dx=-1/(14i^(1/6))inte^(-u^3)du

=-1/(42i^(1/6))Gamma (1/3 "," u^3)

=-1/(42i^(1/6))Gamma(1/3","-343ix^3)

And

1/2inte^(-i343x^3)dx=-1/(14i^(1/6))inte^(u^3)du

=-1/(42i^(1/6))Gamma(1/3","-u^3)

=-1/(42i^(1/6))Gamma(1/3","343ix^3)

Finally,

intcos(7x)^3dx=-1/(42i^(1/6))Gamma(1/3","-343ix^3)-1/(42i^(1/6))Gamma(1/3","343ix^3)+C