# How do I find the integral of sin^3 (t) cos(tà

1. Feb 9, 2005

How would you do: $\int \sin^{3} t cos t$? Would $u = t\cos t$?

Thanks

2. Feb 9, 2005

### dextercioby

$$\int \sin^{3}t \ \cos t \ dt$$

...?

Daniel.

3. Feb 9, 2005

yes. so would [itex] u = t, dt = du [/tex]

Also for $$\int (x-1)e^{x^{2} - 2x}$$ woud $$u = x^{2} - 2x$$? Because I know that the answer is $$\frac{1}{2}(x-1)e^{x^{2} - 2x}$$.

Thanks

4. Feb 9, 2005

### dextercioby

For the first part,that's not a valid change of variable.

For the second,it's okay.

Daniel.

5. Feb 9, 2005

would i apply the identity $$sin^{2} x = 1 - cos^{2} x$$? Also for the second one, once i make the substitution how do we get the $$\frac{1}{2}$$ in the front?

Thanks

6. Feb 9, 2005

### dextercioby

$$\int sin^{3}x \cos x \ dx=\int \sin^{3}x d(\sin x) =\frac{\sin^{4}x}{4} +C$$

As for the second,the 1/2 comes from the cancelation of the 2 which would result from the derivative of the exponent.

Daniel.

7. Feb 9, 2005

ok thanks a lot. So you substituted $$d(sin x) = cos x$$ so we get our elementary integrations.