Proving the Integral Formula for Powers of Sine for the Perplexed

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I need help with a question and I'm totally stuck at this! My friends can't help me so you are my last way out!

Prove

∫sin^n x dx= -(1/n)cos x sin^n-1 x + ((n-1)/n) ∫sin^n-2 x dx

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I see a product: [tex]\sin(x)\sin^{n-1}(x)[/tex]. Try partial integration on that...