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silicon_hobo
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Homework Statement
Hey folks, I think I know how to solve this by parts but I need a substitution to get there. I've been staring at examples for a while but I still don't understand how to apply the substitution rule. Anyway, here's the integral:
[tex]\int x^9cos(x^5)[/tex]
Homework Equations
integration by parts: [tex]\int f(x)g\prime (x)dx=f(x)g(x)-\int g(x)f\prime (x)dx[/tex]
substitution rule: [tex]\int f(g(x))g\prime (x)dx=\int f(u)du[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
By applying integration by parts:
[tex]f(x)=x^9[/tex]
[tex]f\prime (x)=9x^{8}[/tex]
[tex]g\prime (x)=cos(x^5)[/tex]
Now I need to apply the substitution rule to find [tex]g(x)[/tex] by integrating [tex]cos(x^5)[/tex]:
[tex]u=x^5[/tex]
[tex]du=5x^4dx[/tex]
Then maybe [tex]sin(u)du[/tex]? I'm not sure how to proceed. Thanks!
I've got another post that's still unanswered just in case you've got some more time to kill
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