What is the integral of 10sin(x/5)?

1 Answer
Apr 22, 2015

It is -50cos(x/5)

int 10 sin(x/5) dx = 10 intsin(x/5) dx

Let u = x/5 so that du = 1/5 dx and therefore dx = 5 du

Substitute:

10 int sin(x/5) dx = 10 int (sinu) 5 du = 50 int sinu du

Now integrate:

#10 int sin(x/5) dx = 50 (-cos u) +C
And finally, reverse the substitution:

10 int sin(x/5) dx = -50 cos (x/5)+C