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𝑛𝑛
sin𝑛𝑛−1 𝑥𝑥 cos 𝑥𝑥 𝑛𝑛 − 1
� sin 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = − + � sin𝑛𝑛−2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑛𝑛 ≥ 2
𝑛𝑛 𝑛𝑛
A similar strategy used for cos 𝑥𝑥 and we can get the following reduction formula:
𝑛𝑛
cos 𝑛𝑛−1 𝑥𝑥 sin 𝑥𝑥 𝑛𝑛 − 1
� cos 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = + � cos 𝑛𝑛−2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑛𝑛 ≥ 2
𝑛𝑛 𝑛𝑛
𝑛𝑛
cos 𝑛𝑛−1 𝑥𝑥 sin 𝑥𝑥 𝑛𝑛 − 1
� cos 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = + � cos 𝑛𝑛−2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑛𝑛 ≥ 2
𝑛𝑛 𝑛𝑛
|M a t h 1 0 2 - F a l l 2 0 2 0 | S e c 8 . 3 | P a g e 3
Example:
𝑛𝑛
cos 𝑛𝑛−1 𝑥𝑥 sin 𝑥𝑥 𝑛𝑛 − 1
� cos 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = + � cos 𝑛𝑛−2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑛𝑛 ≥ 2
𝑛𝑛 𝑛𝑛
|M a t h 1 0 2 - F a l l 2 0 2 0 | S e c 8 . 3 | P a g e 4
Example. Evaluate
� sin3 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
Example. Evaluate
� cos 5 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
Example. Evaluate
� cos 2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
Example. Evaluate
� sin4 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
|M a t h 1 0 2 - F a l l 2 0 2 0 | S e c 8 . 3 | P a g e 6
𝑚𝑚 is odd, positive integer Split off a factor of sin 𝑥𝑥 and write the remaining even
power of sin 𝑥𝑥 in terms of cos 𝑥𝑥 (using the identity
𝑛𝑛 is any real number
sin2 𝑥𝑥 = 1 − cos2 𝑥𝑥), and then use the substitution
𝑢𝑢 = cos 𝑥𝑥.
𝑛𝑛 is odd, positive integer Split off a factor of cos 𝑥𝑥 and write the remaining even
power of cos 𝑥𝑥 in terms of sin 𝑥𝑥 (using the identity
𝑚𝑚 is any real number
cos2 𝑥𝑥 = 1 − sin2 𝑥𝑥), and then use the substitution
𝑢𝑢 = sin 𝑥𝑥.
Example. Evaluate
� sin3 𝑥𝑥 cos −2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
|M a t h 1 0 2 - F a l l 2 0 2 0 | S e c 8 . 3 | P a g e 7
Example. Evaluate
� cos100 𝑥𝑥 sin5 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
Example. Evaluate
� sin4 𝑥𝑥 cos 2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
|M a t h 1 0 2 - F a l l 2 0 2 0 | S e c 8 . 3 | P a g e 8
Example. Evaluate
cos 𝑥𝑥 + sin3 𝑥𝑥
� 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑.
sec 𝑥𝑥
𝑛𝑛
sec 𝑛𝑛−2 𝑥𝑥 tan 𝑥𝑥 𝑛𝑛 − 2
� sec 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = + � sec 𝑛𝑛−2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑛𝑛 ≥ 3.
𝑛𝑛 − 1 𝑛𝑛 − 1
A similar strategy used for 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 and we can get the following reduction formula:
𝑛𝑛
csc 𝑛𝑛−2 𝑥𝑥 cot 𝑥𝑥 𝑛𝑛 − 2
� csc 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = − + � csc 𝑛𝑛−2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑛𝑛 ≥ 3.
𝑛𝑛 − 1 𝑛𝑛 − 1
𝑛𝑛
csc 𝑛𝑛−2 𝑥𝑥 cot 𝑥𝑥 𝑛𝑛 − 2
� csc 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = − + � csc 𝑛𝑛−2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑛𝑛 ≥ 2
𝑛𝑛 − 1 𝑛𝑛 − 1
|M a t h 1 0 2 - F a l l 2 0 2 0 | S e c 8 . 3 | P a g e 10
Example. Evaluate
� sec 4 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
Example. Evaluate
� sec 3 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
|M a t h 1 0 2 - F a l l 2 0 2 0 | S e c 8 . 3 | P a g e 12
𝑛𝑛
tan𝑛𝑛−1 𝑥𝑥
� tan 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = − � tan𝑛𝑛−2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑛𝑛 ≥ 2.
𝑛𝑛 − 1
A similar strategy used for 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 and we can get the following reduction formula:
𝑛𝑛
cot 𝑛𝑛−1 𝑥𝑥
� cot 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = − − � cot 𝑛𝑛−2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑛𝑛 ≥ 2.
𝑛𝑛 − 1
𝑛𝑛
tan𝑛𝑛−1 𝑥𝑥
� tan 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = − � tan𝑛𝑛−2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑛𝑛 ≥ 2.
𝑛𝑛 − 1
𝑛𝑛
cot 𝑛𝑛−1 𝑥𝑥
� cot 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = − − � cot 𝑛𝑛−2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑛𝑛 ≥ 2.
𝑛𝑛 − 1
Example: Show that
cot 𝑛𝑛−1 𝑥𝑥
� cot 𝑛𝑛 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 = − − � cot 𝑛𝑛−2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 , 𝑛𝑛 ≥ 2.
𝑛𝑛 − 1
|M a t h 1 0 2 - F a l l 2 0 2 0 | S e c 8 . 3 | P a g e 13
Example. Evaluate
� tan3 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
Example. Evaluate
� tan4 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
|M a t h 1 0 2 - F a l l 2 0 2 0 | S e c 8 . 3 | P a g e 14
𝑛𝑛 is even, positive integer Split off a factor of sec 2 𝑥𝑥 or csc 2 𝑥𝑥 and write the
remaining even power of sec 𝑥𝑥 or 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑥𝑥 in terms of
𝑚𝑚 is any real number
tan 𝑥𝑥 (using the identity sec 2 𝑥𝑥 = tan2 𝑥𝑥 + 1), and
then use the substitution 𝑢𝑢 = tan 𝑥𝑥.
𝑚𝑚 is odd, positive integer Split off a factor of sec 𝑥𝑥 tan 𝑥𝑥 or csc 𝑥𝑥 cot 𝑥𝑥 and write
the remaining even power of tan 𝑥𝑥 or cot 𝑥𝑥 in terms of
𝑛𝑛 is any real number
sec 𝑥𝑥 or csc 𝑥𝑥 (using the identities tan2 𝑥𝑥 = sec 2 𝑥𝑥 − 1
and cot 2 𝑥𝑥 = csc 2 𝑥𝑥 − 1), and then use the
substitution 𝑢𝑢 = sec 𝑥𝑥 or 𝑢𝑢 = csc 𝑥𝑥.
𝑚𝑚 is even, positive integer Rewrite the even power of tan 𝑥𝑥 or cot 𝑥𝑥 in terms of
sec 𝑥𝑥 or csc 𝑥𝑥 to produce a polynomial in sec 𝑥𝑥 or
𝑛𝑛 is odd, positive integer
csc 𝑥𝑥 ; apply the reduction formula to each term.
Example. Evaluate
� cot 59 𝑥𝑥 csc 4 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
|M a t h 1 0 2 - F a l l 2 0 2 0 | S e c 8 . 3 | P a g e 15
Example. Evaluate
� tan5 𝑥𝑥 sec 50 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
Example. Evaluate
� tan3 𝑥𝑥 √sec 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
|M a t h 1 0 2 - F a l l 2 0 2 0 | S e c 8 . 3 | P a g e 16
Example. Evaluate
� cot 2 𝑥𝑥 csc 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
Example. Evaluate
� sin 4.5𝑥𝑥 sin 7.5𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
Example. Evaluate
� cos 8𝑥𝑥 sin 5𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
|M a t h 1 0 2 - F a l l 2 0 2 0 | S e c 8 . 3 | P a g e 18
Problem: Evaluate
� sin7 𝑥𝑥 cos 5/2 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
Problem: Evaluate
� cot 5 𝑥𝑥 csc 99 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
|M a t h 1 0 2 - F a l l 2 0 2 0 | S e c 8 . 3 | P a g e 19
Example. Evaluate
� cot 4 𝑥𝑥 csc 3 𝑥𝑥 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑