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Exercise 7.3 · Q4

Q.Integrate the following function: sin⁡3(2x+1)\sin^3 (2x + 1)

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The key idea is to rewrite sin⁡3(2x+1)\sin^3(2x+1) as sin⁡(2x+1)⋅sin⁡2(2x+1)\sin(2x+1) \cdot \sin^2(2x+1), then use the identity sin⁡2θ=1−cos⁡2θ\sin^2\theta = 1 - \cos^2\theta to set up a uu-substitution with u=cos⁡(2x+1)u = \cos(2x+1). The final integral is −12cos⁡(2x+1)+16cos⁡3(2x+1)+C\boxed{-\frac{1}{2}\cos(2x+1) + \frac{1}{6}\cos^3(2x+1) + C}.

When you see an odd power of sine (or cosine), your first instinct should be to peel off one factor. Why? Because the remaining even power can be rewritten using the Pythagorean identity, turning the integral into a form ready for substitution.

Here, the function is sin⁡3(2x+1)\sin^3(2x+1). The argument (2x+1)(2x+1) is linear, so the chain rule will eventually give us a factor of 12\frac{1}{2} after substitution. Let’s walk through it.

  1. Separate one sine factor Write sin⁡3(2x+1)=sin⁡(2x+1)⋅sin⁡2(2x+1)\sin^3(2x+1) = \sin(2x+1) \cdot \sin^2(2x+1). This lets us use the identity sin⁡2θ=1−cos⁡2θ\sin^2\theta = 1 - \cos^2\theta on the squared part:

sin⁡3(2x+1)=sin⁡(2x+1)⋅(1−cos⁡2(2x+1)).\sin^3(2x+1) = \sin(2x+1) \cdot \left(1 - \cos^2(2x+1)\right).

  1. Choose the substitution

    The expression now contains sin⁡(2x+1)\sin(2x+1) and cos⁡(2x+1)\cos(2x+1). If we set u=cos⁡(2x+1)u = \cos(2x+1), then the derivative is du=−2sin⁡(2x+1) dxdu = -2\sin(2x+1)\,dx.

    This is perfect: the sin⁡(2x+1) dx\sin(2x+1)\,dx in our integral will be replaced by −12 du-\frac{1}{2}\,du.

    Watch out

    A common mistake is forgetting the factor of 22 from the chain rule when differentiating cos⁡(2x+1)\cos(2x+1). Always check: derivative of cos⁡(2x+1)\cos(2x+1) is −sin⁡(2x+1)⋅2-\sin(2x+1) \cdot 2, so du=−2sin⁡(2x+1) dxdu = -2\sin(2x+1)\,dx.

  2. Rewrite the integral

    The original integral is

∫sin⁡3(2x+1) dx=∫sin⁡(2x+1)⋅(1−cos⁡2(2x+1))dx.\int \sin^3(2x+1)\,dx = \int \sin(2x+1) \cdot \left(1 - \cos^2(2x+1)\right) dx.

Substitute u=cos⁡(2x+1)u = \cos(2x+1) and dx=−du2sin⁡(2x+1)dx = -\frac{du}{2\sin(2x+1)}:

∫sin⁡(2x+1)⋅(1−u2)⋅(−du2sin⁡(2x+1)).\int \sin(2x+1) \cdot (1 - u^2) \cdot \left(-\frac{du}{2\sin(2x+1)}\right).

The sin⁡(2x+1)\sin(2x+1) cancels neatly, leaving:

∫(1−u2)⋅(−12)du=−12∫(1−u2) du.\int (1 - u^2) \cdot \left(-\frac{1}{2}\right) du = -\frac{1}{2} \int (1 - u^2)\, du. …

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