MHB Is McLaurin Expansion the Key to Solving Integration by Expansion?

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The discussion focuses on evaluating the integral I(x) = (1/π) ∫[0,π] sin(xsint) dt and demonstrating that I(x) = (2x/π) + O(x^3) as x approaches 0. The McLaurin series expansion for sin(xsint) is introduced, leading to the uniform convergence of the series on the interval [0, π]. This uniform convergence allows for the interchange of summation and integration, simplifying the evaluation of the integral. The conclusion suggests that the remaining steps can be completed based on this established framework.
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Consider the integral
\begin{equation}
I(x)= \frac{1}{\pi} \int^{\pi}_{0} sin(xsint) dt
\end{equation}
show that
\begin{equation}
I(x)= \frac{2x}{\pi} +O(x^{3})
\end{equation}
as $x\rightarrow0$.
=> I Have used the expansion of McLaurin series of $I(x)$ but did not work.
please help me.
 
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I'm not sure if the expansion correct. However, we can do it as follow.

By McLaurin expansion, we have

$$f(x,t)=\sin(x\sin t)=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^{n-1}\frac{x^{2n-1}}{(2n-1)!}(\sin t)^{2n-1}=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} f_n(x,t)$$.

Since we integrate $$f(x,t)$$ on $$E=[0,\pi]\ni t$$, we should test uniform convergence of the series, $$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} f_n(x,t)$$, at first.

Clearly, $$|f_n(x,t)|\leq \frac{|x|^{2n-1}}{(2n-1)!}$$ on $$E\ni t$$, and $$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{|x|^{2n-1}}{(2n-1)!}$$ converges uniformly on $$\mathbb{R}\ni x$$. Thus, $$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} f_n(x,t)$$ converges uniformly on $$E\ni t$$.Hence $$\frac{1}{\pi}\int_E f(x,t)dt=\frac{1}{\pi}\int_E \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}f_n(x,t)dt=\frac{1}{\pi}\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\int_E f_n(x,t)dt=\frac{1}{\pi}\int_E x\sin tdt+O(x^3)$$, as $$x$$ goes to $$0$$.

I think you can complete the rest.
 
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