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"display": "$$\\int\\:4\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)dx$$",
"symbolab_question": "BIG_OPERATOR#\\int 4\\sin(x)\\cos^{2}(x)dx"
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"topic": "Integrals",
"subTopic": "Indefinite Integrals",
"default": "-\\frac{4}{3}\\cos^{3}(x)+C",
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\int\\:4\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)dx=-\\frac{4}{3}\\cos^{3}\\left(x\\right)+C$$",
"input": "\\int\\:4\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)dx",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the constant out: $$\\int{a\\cdot{f\\left(x\\right)}dx}=a\\cdot\\int{f\\left(x\\right)dx}$$",
"result": "=4\\cdot\\:\\int\\:\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)dx"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Apply u-substitution",
"input": "\\int\\:\\sin\\left(x\\right)\\cos^{2}\\left(x\\right)dx",
"steps": [
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"type": "definition",
"title": "Integral Substitution definition",
"text": "$$\\int\\:f\\left(g\\left(x\\right)\\right)\\cdot\\:g'\\left(x\\right)dx=\\int\\:f\\left(u\\right)du,\\:\\quad\\:u=g\\left(x\\right)$$",
"secondary": [
"Substitute: $$u=\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "$$\\frac{du}{dx}=-\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$",
"input": "\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the common derivative: $$\\frac{d}{dx}\\left(\\cos\\left(x\\right)\\right)=-\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$",
"result": "=-\\sin\\left(x\\right)"
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"primary": "$$\\quad\\Rightarrow\\:du=-\\sin\\left(x\\right)dx$$"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "$$\\quad\\Rightarrow\\:dx=\\left(-\\frac{1}{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}\\right)du$$"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\int\\:\\sin\\left(x\\right)u^{2}\\left(-\\frac{1}{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}\\right)du"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\sin\\left(x\\right)u^{2}\\left(-\\frac{1}{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}\\right):{\\quad}-u^{2}$$",
"input": "\\sin\\left(x\\right)u^{2}\\left(-\\frac{1}{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}\\right)",
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Remove parentheses: $$\\left(-a\\right)=-a$$",
"result": "=-\\sin\\left(x\\right)u^{2}\\frac{1}{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}"
},
{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply fractions: $$a\\cdot\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\:\\cdot\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=-\\frac{1\\cdot\\:\\sin\\left(x\\right)u^{2}}{\\sin\\left(x\\right)}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Cancel the common factor: $$\\sin\\left(x\\right)$$",
"result": "=-1\\cdot\\:u^{2}"
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{
"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply: $$1\\cdot\\:u^{2}=u^{2}$$",
"result": "=-u^{2}"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=\\int\\:-u^{2}du"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=4\\cdot\\:\\int\\:-u^{2}du"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Take the constant out: $$\\int{a\\cdot{f\\left(x\\right)}dx}=a\\cdot\\int{f\\left(x\\right)dx}$$",
"result": "=4\\left(-\\int\\:u^{2}du\\right)"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Apply the Power Rule",
"input": "\\int\\:u^{2}du",
"result": "=4\\left(-\\frac{u^{3}}{3}\\right)",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Apply the Power Rule: $$\\int{x^{a}}dx=\\frac{x^{a+1}}{a+1},\\:\\quad\\:a\\neq{-1}$$",
"result": "=\\frac{u^{2+1}}{2+1}"
},
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$\\frac{u^{2+1}}{2+1}:{\\quad}\\frac{u^{3}}{3}$$",
"input": "\\frac{u^{2+1}}{2+1}",
"steps": [
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Add the numbers: $$2+1=3$$",
"result": "=\\frac{u^{3}}{3}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Substitute back $$u=\\cos\\left(x\\right)$$",
"result": "=4\\left(-\\frac{\\cos^{3}\\left(x\\right)}{3}\\right)"
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"type": "interim",
"title": "Simplify $$4\\left(-\\frac{\\cos^{3}\\left(x\\right)}{3}\\right):{\\quad}-\\frac{4}{3}\\cos^{3}\\left(x\\right)$$",
"input": "4\\left(-\\frac{\\cos^{3}\\left(x\\right)}{3}\\right)",
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"primary": "Remove parentheses: $$\\left(-a\\right)=-a$$",
"result": "=-4\\cdot\\:\\frac{\\cos^{3}\\left(x\\right)}{3}"
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"type": "step",
"primary": "Multiply fractions: $$a\\cdot\\frac{b}{c}=\\frac{a\\:\\cdot\\:b}{c}$$",
"result": "=-\\frac{\\cos^{3}\\left(x\\right)\\cdot\\:4}{3}"
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"type": "step",
"result": "=-\\frac{4}{3}\\cos^{3}\\left(x\\right)"
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"result": "=-\\frac{4}{3}\\cos^{3}\\left(x\\right)+C",
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"extension": "If $$\\frac{dF\\left(x\\right)}{dx}=f\\left(x\\right)$$ then $$\\int{f\\left(x\\right)}dx=F\\left(x\\right)+C$$"
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Solution
Solution
Solution steps
Take the constant out:
Apply u-substitution
Take the constant out:
Apply the Power Rule
Substitute back
Simplify
Add a constant to the solution
Graph
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