How do you integrate (sin(2x))/(5-sin(x))^(1/2) dx?

1 Answer
Apr 9, 2015

First rewrite : 2int (cos(x)sin(x))/sqrt((5-sin(x))) dx

Then u = sin(x) so du = cos(x) dx

Now you have 2int u/sqrt(5-u) du

now substitute again t = 5-u so dt = -du

and u = 5-t

Now it's more easy : -2int (5-t)/sqrt(t) dt

= -2int 5/sqrt(t)-sqrt(t) dt

= 2intsqrt(t) dt - 10int1/sqrt(t) dt

= 4/3*t^(3/2) - 20sqrt(t) + C

Substitute back for t = 5 - u

=4/3(5-u)^(3/2)-20sqrt(5-u) + C

Again for u = sin(x)

=4/3(5-sin(x))^(3/2)-20sqrt(5-sin(x)) + C

You can factorize if you want