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3.2(A) · Q61

Q.Integrate: ∫cos⁡8xcot⁡x dx\int \cos^8 x\cot x\,dx

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Write cos⁡8xcot⁡x=cos⁡8x⋅cos⁡xsin⁡x=cos⁡9xsin⁡x=(1−sin⁡2x)4cos⁡xsin⁡x\cos^8x\cot x=\cos^8x\cdot\dfrac{\cos x}{\sin x}=\dfrac{\cos^9x}{\sin x}=\dfrac{(1-\sin^2x)^4\cos x}{\sin x}.

Let t=sin⁡xt=\sin x, dt=cos⁡x dxdt=\cos x\,dx: ∫(1−t2)4tdt\int\dfrac{(1-t^2)^4}{t}dt.

Expand (1−t2)4=1−4t2+6t4−4t6+t8(1-t^2)^4=1-4t^2+6t^4-4t^6+t^8, so (1−t2)4t=1t−4t+6t3−4t5+t7\dfrac{(1-t^2)^4}{t}=\dfrac1t-4t+6t^3-4t^5+t^7. …

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