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afcwestwarrior
Aug19-08, 03:52 PM
of sin pi x dx
i thought it would be - cos pi x dx but i think it might be (1/pi) -cos pi x dx
Anthony
Aug19-08, 03:58 PM
\int \sin (\pi x)\, \mathrm{d}x =\frac{1}{\pi} \int \sin (\pi x) \, \mathrm{d} (\pi x)
Does this help?
afcwestwarrior
Aug19-08, 04:03 PM
yea a lot thanks, i guessed right but i didn't know if i was right
afcwestwarrior
Aug19-08, 04:12 PM
just wondering why is it 1/pi, i'm not even sure why
HallsofIvy
Aug19-08, 04:29 PM
What is the derivative of cos(pi x)?
afcwestwarrior
Aug19-08, 05:02 PM
it's - sin (pi x)
NoMoreExams
Aug19-08, 05:05 PM
To integrate sin( \pi x) dx consider doing a substitution of u = \pi x then substitute in the appropriate expression of dx in terms of du.
HallsofIvy
Aug20-08, 06:33 AM
it's - sin (pi x)
Well, there is you problem then: it isn't. Use the chain rule.
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