Calculating Integral Substituting and Showing Convergence in x\rightarrow0

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Consider the integral
\begin{equation}
I(x)= \frac{1}{\pi} \int^{\pi}_{0} sin(xsint) dt
\end{equation}
show that
\begin{equation}
I(x)= \frac{2x}{\pi} +O(x^{3})
\end{equation}
as [itex]x\rightarrow0[/itex].

=> [itex]sin(x.sint)= x.sint - \frac{(x-sint)^3}{3!}+...[/itex]

and integrate term by term should give
[itex]- x.sint - \frac{1}{12}(cos3t-9cost)+...[/itex]
when substituting $t=\pi$ and $t=0$ something else comes up.
please help me.
 
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As x → 0, the linear approximation of sin is enough and indeed the question wants you to ignore further terms in the expansion (the next term being cubic).
 
wel said:
Consider the integral
\begin{equation}
I(x)= \frac{1}{\pi} \int^{\pi}_{0} sin(xsint) dt
\end{equation}
show that
\begin{equation}
I(x)= \frac{2x}{\pi} +O(x^{3})
\end{equation}
as [itex]x\rightarrow0[/itex].

=> [itex]sin(x.sint)= x.sint - \frac{(x-sint)^3}{3!}+...[/itex]

and integrate term by term should give
[itex]- x.sint - \frac{1}{12}(cos3t-9cost)+...[/itex]
when substituting $t=\pi$ and $t=0$ something else comes up.
please help me.

Hi wel!

As suggested in your previous thread, solve it in the following way:
$$I(x)=I(0)+I'(0)x+I''(0)\frac{x^2}{2!}+O(x^3)$$
Obviously ##I(0)=0##.

Can you find ##I'(x)## and then ##I'(0)##?
 
[itex]sin(x\cdot sint) = x\cdot sint - \dfrac{(x\cdot sint)^3}{3!} + ...[/itex],
then I guess I have to integrate term by term.
[itex]I(0)=0[/itex]
integrate [itex]I(x)= x sint[/itex] at [itex]t =\pi[/itex] and [itex]t=0[/itex] gives the answer but I really don't know why and how?
 
wel said:
[itex]sin(x\cdot sint) = x\cdot sint - \dfrac{(x\cdot sint)^3}{3!} + ...[/itex],
then I guess I have to integrate term by term.
[itex]I(0)=0[/itex]
integrate [itex]I(x)= x sint[/itex] at [itex]t =\pi[/itex] and [itex]t=0[/itex] gives the answer but I really don't know why and how?
Which part(s) of this procedure don't you understand ?