find integral \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{\sin(40x)}{\sin 5x}dx My attempt -writing \sin 40x=\sin 40x-\sin 30x

Alfred Martin

Alfred Martin

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2021-12-30

find integral 0π2sin(40x)sin5xdx
My attempt -writing
sin40x=sin40xsin30x+sin30xsin20x+sin20xsin10x+sin10x

Answer & Explanation

Toni Scott

Toni Scott

Beginner2021-12-31Added 32 answers

Hint: Note that
sin40xsin10xsin5x=2(cos15x+cos25x+cos35x)
temnimam2

temnimam2

Beginner2022-01-01Added 36 answers

You can generalize to any integer:
sin(nx)sinx=exexeixeix=ei(n1)x(1ei2nx1ei2x)=e(n1)xk=0n1ei2kx=k=0n1ei(2k+1n)x
From there you have two possibilities, notice the indexes (2k+1-n) take values
{(n1)(n3)11(n3)(n1) n even(n1)(n3)202(n3)(n1)n odd
Therefore you can regroup terms two by two eimx+eimx=2cos(mx) and end up with a sum of cos(mx) where m varies with a step 2
These cosinus are easy to integrate and will give you a rational value for the integral. Notice that for n odd, you have also a constant term that will make a π2 value appear.
The second possibility is to integrate the exponential directly
Then In=k=0n1eiπ2(2k+1n)1(2k+1n)i
Notice also that 05π2sin8xsinxdx=0π2sin8xsinxdx since the integral on [0,2π] is zero.
So overall our integral is just 15I8
Vasquez

Vasquez

Expert2022-01-08Added 669 answers

Expand the numerator, then divide each term by sin5x (or siny after substituting y=5x )
I=0π2sin40xsin5xdx
=1505π2sin8ysinydy
=1505π2f(y)sinydy
where
f(y)=Im(e8iy)
=8cos7(y)sin(y)56cos5ysin3y+56cos3ysin5y8cosysin7y
I=1505π2(8cos7y56cos5ysin2y+56cos3ysin4y8cosysin6y)dy

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