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Suppose I know the value of an integral:

[itex]\int_0^T cos(\theta)dt = x[/itex]

Is there any way to evaluate the integral [itex]\int_0^T sin(\theta)dt[/itex] solely from this information?

EDIT: [itex]\theta=\theta(t)[/itex], i.e. [itex]\theta[/itex] is a function of t.
 
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Well, you can get the absolute value.

[tex] \begin{eqnarray*}<br /> \int_0^T \cos(\theta) dt = T \cos(\theta) = x \\<br /> \cos(\theta) = x/T \\<br /> \cos^2(\theta) + \sin^2(\theta) = 1 \\<br /> sin(\theta) = \pm\sqrt{1-\cos^2(\theta)} \\<br /> \int_0^T \sin(\theta) dt = T \sin(\theta) \\<br /> \end{eqnarray*}[/tex]

Should be obvious from there.
 
Unfortunately, I omitted a key piece of information in my original post - [itex]\theta[/itex] is a function of t, i.e. [itex]\theta=\theta(t)[/itex]. Is there any way then?