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Q.Evaluate: ∫x2cos⁡−1x dx\int x^2\cos^{-1}x\,dx

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u=cos⁡−1xu=\cos^{-1}x, dv=x2dx⇒v=x33dv=x^2dx\Rightarrow v=\dfrac{x^3}3, dudx=−11−x2\dfrac{du}{dx}=-\dfrac1{\sqrt{1-x^2}}.

∫x2cos⁡−1x dx=x33cos⁡−1x+13∫x31−x2dx\int x^2\cos^{-1}x\,dx=\dfrac{x^3}3\cos^{-1}x+\dfrac13\int\dfrac{x^3}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}dx

For ∫x31−x2dx\int\dfrac{x^3}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}dx, substitute t=1−x2t=1-x^2, dt=−2x dxdt=-2x\,dx, x2=1−tx^2=1-t:

∫x31−x2dx=∫x2⋅x dx1−x2=−12∫(1−t)t−1/2dt=−t+13t3/2=−1−x2+13(1−x2)3/2\int\dfrac{x^3}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}dx=\int\dfrac{x^2\cdot x\,dx}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}=-\dfrac12\int(1-t)t^{-1/2}dt=-\sqrt{t}+\dfrac13t^{3/2}=-\sqrt{1-x^2}+\dfrac13(1-x^2)^{3/2} …

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