Saturday, 6 July 2013

calculus - Integrate intsin(sqrtat),dt




Integrate sin(at)dt




Here is what I tried.




Let u=at, then  du=a2atdt=a2udt2udua=dt. So by subsitution,



sin(at)dt=sin(u)(2udua)=2ausin(u)du.



Again substituting, v=udv=du,dw=sin(u)duw=cos(u). So



2a usin(u)du=ucos(u)+cos(u)du=ucos(u)+sin(u)+C=atcos(at)+sin(at)+Cusin(u)du=a2(atcos(at)+sin(at)).



But the answer is 2a(atcos(at)+sin(at)). Where did I go wrong here?


Answer



Your mistake is when you write
2a usin(u)du=ucos(u)+cos(u)du=ucos(u)+sin(u)+C=atcos(at)+sin(at)+Cusin(u)du=a2(atcos(at)+sin(at)). It is rather
2a usin(u)du=2a(ucos(u)+cos(u)du)=2a(ucos(u)+sin(u)+C)=2a(atcos(at)+sin(at)+C) giving at the end the right answer.


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