Help with trigonometric integration problem

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The problem is to find \int(cos5x)/(\sqrt{sinx})

I rewrote cos5x as cosx(1-sin2x)2, finally getting:

(cosx-2cosxsin2x+cosxsin4x)/\sqrt{sinx}

and I don't even know if this is the correct path, so, any advice would be appreciated.
 
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Re-write your integral replacing cos5x with what you have in your second line.

Now if you put t=sinx, what is dt?
 
rock.freak667 said:
Re-write your integral replacing cos5x with what you have in your second line.

Now if you put t=sinx, what is dt?

Thanks! I have the answer!
 
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