Integrating Sin(x^3) - Homework Equations & Solution

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Homework Statement


I need to intergrate sin(x^3) for a sum and I don't know how to.


Homework Equations


The sum is (integrate)3x+Sin(x^3)+1


The Attempt at a Solution


I've tried substituting u for x^3 but I don't know where to go from there considering du=3x^2.dx, which isn't relevant to my equation in any way.
 
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You are not going to find any elementary function anti-derivative for this.
 
That's what I figured. So what do I do with it?
 
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