Differentiating under the integral

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Homework Statement



integral 0 to infinite (x^3)(e^-8)(cos(5x)) dx

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integral by part?

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should I use integral by part?
 
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Do you mean

[tex]\int_0^\infty x^3 e^{-8x} \cos(5x) dx?[/tex]

You might want to use the identity

[tex]e^{iu} = \cos u + i \sin u[/tex].

and then integrate by parts.