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Ch. 8 - Techniques of Integration
Capitolo 8, Problema 8.3.66
Use any method to evaluate the integrals in Exercises 65–70.
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Rewrite the integrand \( \frac{\sin^3(x)}{\cos^4(x)} \) by expressing \( \sin^3(x) \) as \( \sin(x) \cdot \sin^2(x) \). This gives \( \int \frac{\sin(x) \cdot \sin^2(x)}{\cos^4(x)} \, dx \).
Use the Pythagorean identity \( \sin^2(x) = 1 - \cos^2(x) \) to rewrite \( \sin^2(x) \) in terms of \( \cos(x) \). Substitute this into the integral to get \( \int \frac{\sin(x) (1 - \cos^2(x))}{\cos^4(x)} \, dx \).
Make the substitution \( u = \cos(x) \), which implies \( du = -\sin(x) \, dx \) or equivalently \( -du = \sin(x) \, dx \). Replace \( \sin(x) \, dx \) in the integral with \( -du \).
Rewrite the integral entirely in terms of \( u \): \( \int \frac{\sin(x)(1 - u^2)}{u^4} \, dx = - \int \frac{1 - u^2}{u^4} \, du \).
Split the integral into simpler terms: \( - \int \left( u^{-4} - u^{-2} \right) du \). Then integrate each term separately using the power rule for integrals.

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Trigonometric Identities and Manipulations
Understanding how to rewrite powers of sine and cosine using identities or algebraic manipulation is essential. For example, expressing sin³(x) as sin(x)·sin²(x) and then using sin²(x) = 1 - cos²(x) helps simplify the integral into a more manageable form.
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