Having big problem with integration work (1st year tertiary level)

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I am currently working on revision and the following question came up:
Find the integral of:
\int x^2 \sqrt{x-5}dx

now the way I went about solving this was to let u = x-5 and du = dx so that for the first step i got:
\int x^2 U^1/2 du. I felt wrong right from the get go and had a look at the worked solution and they came up with:
Let u =\sqrt{x-5}
then they got
2\intu^2 (U^2 +5)^2 du
I do not understand where this comes from?

EDIT i figured it out:
u = \sqrt{x-5}
x= u^2+5 therefore x^2 = (u^2+5)^2
dx = 2U du

This gives me all the values who's origins i was unsure of.
 
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for a 2nd question:
\intsin^7xcos^3xdx

i worked it down to the following using reduction eqn and also substitution:
= - cos^4x/40 -1/10 sin^6xcos^4x - 3/40 sin^4xcos^4x - 1/20sin^2xcos^4x + c

should I simplify this further and where should i begin if i do?
 
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hi capt. crunch! welcome to pf! :smile:

(have an integral: ∫ and a square-root: √ and try using the X2 icon just above the Reply box :wink:)

hint: cos3x = cosx - cosx sin2x :wink:
 


tiny-tim said:
hi capt. crunch! welcome to pf! :smile:

(have an integral: ∫ and a square-root: √ and try using the X2 icon just above the Reply box :wink:)

hint: cos3x = cosx - cosx sin2x :wink:


Thanks, so if I use what you gave above, how do i treat the sin7x? i thought i had to reduce that with the reduction equations?
 
there won't be a sin7x :confused:
 
i got it... thanks dude you are a hero!
 
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