Calculus Examples

Evaluate the Integral integral from pi/4 to pi/2 of sin(x)^3cos(x) square root of 2sin(x)^2-1 with respect to x
Step 1
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 1.1
Let . Find .
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Step 1.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 1.1.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2
Substitute the lower limit in for in .
Step 1.3
The exact value of is .
Step 1.4
Substitute the upper limit in for in .
Step 1.5
The exact value of is .
Step 1.6
The values found for and will be used to evaluate the definite integral.
Step 1.7
Rewrite the problem using , , and the new limits of integration.
Step 2
Let , where . Then . Note that since , is positive.
Step 3
Simplify terms.
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Step 3.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.1.1.1
Rewrite as .
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Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
Step 3.1.1.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.1.1.1.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.1.1.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 3.1.1.2
Multiply by .
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Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 3.1.1.3.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.1.1.3.5
Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 3.1.1.3.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.1.1.3.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.1.3.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 3.1.1.4
Combine and .
Step 3.1.1.5
Use the power rule to distribute the exponent.
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Step 3.1.1.5.1
Apply the product rule to .
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Apply the product rule to .
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Rewrite as .
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Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 3.1.1.6.3
Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.1.1.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.1.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
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Raise to the power of .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.1.1.8.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.1.8.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.1.1.9
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.1.1.9.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.1.1.9.2
Divide by .
Step 3.1.2
Apply pythagorean identity.
Step 3.1.3
Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
Step 3.2
Simplify the expression.
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Step 3.2.1
Simplify.
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Step 3.2.1.1
Combine and .
Step 3.2.1.2
Combine and .
Step 3.2.1.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.1.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.1.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.2.1.6
Add and .
Step 3.2.2
Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.2.3
Simplify.
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Step 3.2.3.1
Rewrite as .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 3.2.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.3.4
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 3.2.3.4.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Step 3.2.3.4.2.1
Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.2.3.4.3
Add and .
Step 3.2.3.5
Move to the left of .
Step 4
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 5
Simplify the expression.
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Step 5.1
Rewrite as plus
Step 5.2
Rewrite as .
Step 6
Using the Pythagorean Identity, rewrite as .
Step 7
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 7.1
Let . Find .
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Step 7.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 7.1.2
The derivative of with respect to is .
Step 7.2
Substitute the lower limit in for in .
Step 7.3
The exact value of is .
Step 7.4
Substitute the upper limit in for in .
Step 7.5
The exact value of is .
Step 7.6
The values found for and will be used to evaluate the definite integral.
Step 7.7
Rewrite the problem using , , and the new limits of integration.
Step 8
Multiply .
Step 9
Simplify.
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Step 9.1
Multiply by .
Step 9.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 9.2.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 9.2.2
Add and .
Step 10
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 11
By the Power Rule, the integral of with respect to is .
Step 12
By the Power Rule, the integral of with respect to is .
Step 13
Combine and .
Step 14
Substitute and simplify.
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Step 14.1
Evaluate at and at .
Step 14.2
Simplify.
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Step 14.2.1
One to any power is one.
Step 14.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 14.2.3
One to any power is one.
Step 14.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 14.2.5
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 14.2.6
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 14.2.7
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 14.2.7.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 14.2.7.4
Multiply by .
Step 14.2.8
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 14.2.9
Add and .
Step 14.2.10
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 14.2.11
Multiply by .
Step 14.2.12
Raising to any positive power yields .
Step 14.2.13
Multiply by .
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Add and .
Step 14.2.15
Multiply by .
Step 14.2.16
Add and .
Step 14.2.17
Multiply by .
Step 14.2.18
Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
Step 14.2.20
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 14.2.20.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 14.2.20.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 14.2.20.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 15
Simplify.
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Step 15.1
Rewrite as .
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Step 15.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 15.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 15.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 15.3
Multiply by .
Step 15.4
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 15.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 15.4.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 15.4.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 15.4.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 15.5
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 15.5.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 15.5.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 16
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