What is the integral of sin^5 (x) * cos^3 (x)?

1 Answer
Jun 2, 2016

int sin^5 x*cos ^3 x d x=1/6sin^6 x-1/8 sin^8 x+C

Explanation:

int sin^5 x*cos ^3 x d x=?

int sin^5 x* cos^2x *cos x d x

cos^2 x=1-sin^2 x

int sin^5 x(1-sin^2 x) cos x d x

int (sin^5x-sin^7x)cos x d x

sin x=u" ; " cos x d x=d u

int (u^5-u^7)d u

int sin^5 x*cos ^3 x d x=1/6 u^6-1/8 u^8 +C

int sin^5 x*cos ^3 x d x=1/6sin^6 x-1/8 sin^8 x+C