Forgot how to integrate yes t*cos(Pi*t)

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The discussion focuses on integrating the function t*cos(πt) using integration by parts. The correct solution derived is (1/π²)(cos(πt) + πt*sin(πt)), which was confirmed using Maple software. The user initially struggled with the integration process, particularly in applying the integration by parts formula correctly. Key steps included letting f = t and dg = cos(πt)dt, leading to the necessary integration of sin(πt) and proper handling of the resulting terms.

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forgot how to integrate! yes! t*cos(Pi*t)

Hello everyone I'm integrating a position vector and I'm stuck on integrating the j unit. t*cos(Pi*t);
the answer i got with maple is:
1/Pi^2*(cos(Pi*t)+Pi*t*sin(Pi*t))
but i have no idea how maple busted that out.
if i let u = cos(Pi*t);
du = sin(Pi*t)*Pi dt;
1/Pi du = sin(Pi*t);
but i don't see how this is helping me any...
 
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Use integration by parts: f = t and dg = cos(pi*t)dt

Then \int {fdg = fg - } \int {gdf}
 
Thanks for the responce but I'm still messing it up!
I let f = t; dg = cos(Pi*t) dt;
df = 1;
i integrated dg, to get g, and got:
g = [t*sin(Pi*t)]/Pi;

then u said:
fg - integral(g*df);
(1)([t*sin(Pi*t)]/Pi) - integral (t*sin(Pi*t)]/Pi)(1); but now I'm stuck integrating this function by parts too?
 
Your integral for dg has found a factor of t for some reason, your integral should be:

<br /> \int \cos (\pi t ) dt = \frac{1}{\pi} \sin(\pi t)<br />
 
i had that, but the def says: \int {fdg = fg - } \int {gdf} so doesn't this mean i have to take f which is t, and multiply it by g? which is <br /> \int \cos (\pi t ) dt = \frac{1}{\pi} \sin(\pi t)<br /> that's where i got that t from
 
Remember the integral on the RHS is asking for the derivative of f, so we have

<br /> \int t\cos(\pi t) dt = \frac{t}{\pi}\sin(\pi t) - \frac{1}{\pi} \int \sin( \pi t ) dt<br />
 
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ohhh thanks again sqrt!
 

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