SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation: {{{ int (sin (sqrt ( 2u ) ) / sqrt( 2u ), dt) }}}

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Question 344817: Please help me solve this equation: +int+%28sin+%28sqrt+%28+2u+%29+%29+%2F+sqrt%28+2u+%29%2C+dt%29+
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'm assuming that the problem is:
+int+%28sin+%28sqrt+%28+2u+%29+%29+%2F+sqrt%28+2u+%29%2C+du%29+
If not, then repost your question.

With a good knowledge of derivatives and integration formulas and with some practice you will develop an "eye" for substitutions which can be made to make an integral easy to solve. In this case I see sqrt%282u%29 whose derivative is 1%2Fsqrt%282u%29 which is present in your integrand! And since sin is an easy integral to solve the problem becomes very easy.

First we'll manipulate the integrand Algebraically:
+int+%28sin+%28sqrt+%28+2u+%29+%29%2A%281%2Fsqrt%28+2u+%29%29%2C+du%29+
Now we start our substitution.
Let v+=+sqrt%282u%29+=+%282u%29%5E%281%2F2%29
Then
and, in differential form:
dv+=+%281%2Fsqrt%282u%29%29du
We can substitute these into
+int+%28sin+%28sqrt+%28+2u+%29+%29%2A%281%2Fsqrt%28+2u+%29%29%2C+du%29+
giving:
+int+%28sin+%28v%29%2C+dv%29+
which integrates to:
-cos%28v%29+%2B+C
Substituting back in for v we get:
-cos%28sqrt%282u%29%29+%2B+C