find value of trig integral
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Finding
$$int^{pi/2}_0 frac{sin^{n-2}(x)}{(1+cos x)^n}dx$$
what i try
$$
begin{split}
I &= int^{pi/2}_0 left(frac{sin x}{1+cos x}right)^ncsc^2(x)dx \
&= int^{pi/2}_0 tan^n(x/2)csc^2(x)dx
end{split}
$$
But I don't know how to proceed further. Could you please help?
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Finding
$$int^{pi/2}_0 frac{sin^{n-2}(x)}{(1+cos x)^n}dx$$
what i try
$$
begin{split}
I &= int^{pi/2}_0 left(frac{sin x}{1+cos x}right)^ncsc^2(x)dx \
&= int^{pi/2}_0 tan^n(x/2)csc^2(x)dx
end{split}
$$
But I don't know how to proceed further. Could you please help?
definite-integrals trigonometric-integrals
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Finding
$$int^{pi/2}_0 frac{sin^{n-2}(x)}{(1+cos x)^n}dx$$
what i try
$$
begin{split}
I &= int^{pi/2}_0 left(frac{sin x}{1+cos x}right)^ncsc^2(x)dx \
&= int^{pi/2}_0 tan^n(x/2)csc^2(x)dx
end{split}
$$
But I don't know how to proceed further. Could you please help?
definite-integrals trigonometric-integrals
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Finding
$$int^{pi/2}_0 frac{sin^{n-2}(x)}{(1+cos x)^n}dx$$
what i try
$$
begin{split}
I &= int^{pi/2}_0 left(frac{sin x}{1+cos x}right)^ncsc^2(x)dx \
&= int^{pi/2}_0 tan^n(x/2)csc^2(x)dx
end{split}
$$
But I don't know how to proceed further. Could you please help?
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Note that the $csc^2(x)$ term can be expressed in terms of $tanleft(frac x2right)$ aswell. To be precise we got that
begin{align*}
csc^2(x)=left(frac1{sin(x)}right)^2=left(frac1{2sinleft(frac x2right)cosleft(frac x2right)}right)^2=left(frac{frac1{cos^2left(frac x2right)}}{2frac{sinleft(frac x2right)}{cosleft(frac x2right)}}right)^2
=left(frac{1+tan^2left(frac x2right)}{2tanleft(frac x2right)}right)^2
end{align*}
Using this and further noticing that $frac{mathrm d}{mathrm dx}tanleft(frac x2right)=frac12left(1+tan^2left(frac x2right)right)$ we may enforce the substition $tanleft(frac x2right)=u$ to obtain
begin{align*}
I_n=int_0^{pi/2}tan^nleft(frac x2right)csc^2(x)mathrm dx&=int_0^{pi/2}tan^nleft(frac x2right)left(frac{1+tan^2left(frac x2right)}{2tanleft(frac x2right)}right)^2mathrm dx\
&=frac12int_0^{pi/2}tan^{n-2}left(frac x2right)left(1+tan^2left(frac x2right)right)left[frac12left(1+tan^2left(frac x2right)right)mathrm dxright]\
&=frac12int_0^1 u^{n-2}(1+u^2)mathrm du\
&=frac12left[frac{u^{n-1}}{n-1}+frac{u^{n+1}}{n+1}right]_0^1\
&=frac12left[frac1{n-1}+frac1{n+1}right]
end{align*}
$$therefore~I_n~=~int_0^{pi/2}tan^nleft(frac x2right)csc^2(x)mathrm dx~=~frac n{n^2-1}$$
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Slightly different approach, same answer.
Let $u=tan(x/2)$, then
$$
begin{align}
int_0^{pi/2}frac{sin^{n-2}(x)}{(1+cos(x))^n},mathrm{d}x
&=int_0^{pi/2}tan^n(x/2)csc^2(x),mathrm{d}x\
&=-int_0^{pi/2}tan^n(x/2),mathrm{d}cot(x)\
&=-int_0^1u^n,mathrm{d}frac{1-u^2}{2u}\
&=frac12int_0^1left(u^{n-2}+u^nright)mathrm{d}u\[3pt]
&=frac12left(frac1{n-1}+frac1{n+1}right)\[6pt]
&=frac{n}{n^2-1}
end{align}
$$
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$begingroup$
Note that the $csc^2(x)$ term can be expressed in terms of $tanleft(frac x2right)$ aswell. To be precise we got that
begin{align*}
csc^2(x)=left(frac1{sin(x)}right)^2=left(frac1{2sinleft(frac x2right)cosleft(frac x2right)}right)^2=left(frac{frac1{cos^2left(frac x2right)}}{2frac{sinleft(frac x2right)}{cosleft(frac x2right)}}right)^2
=left(frac{1+tan^2left(frac x2right)}{2tanleft(frac x2right)}right)^2
end{align*}
Using this and further noticing that $frac{mathrm d}{mathrm dx}tanleft(frac x2right)=frac12left(1+tan^2left(frac x2right)right)$ we may enforce the substition $tanleft(frac x2right)=u$ to obtain
begin{align*}
I_n=int_0^{pi/2}tan^nleft(frac x2right)csc^2(x)mathrm dx&=int_0^{pi/2}tan^nleft(frac x2right)left(frac{1+tan^2left(frac x2right)}{2tanleft(frac x2right)}right)^2mathrm dx\
&=frac12int_0^{pi/2}tan^{n-2}left(frac x2right)left(1+tan^2left(frac x2right)right)left[frac12left(1+tan^2left(frac x2right)right)mathrm dxright]\
&=frac12int_0^1 u^{n-2}(1+u^2)mathrm du\
&=frac12left[frac{u^{n-1}}{n-1}+frac{u^{n+1}}{n+1}right]_0^1\
&=frac12left[frac1{n-1}+frac1{n+1}right]
end{align*}
$$therefore~I_n~=~int_0^{pi/2}tan^nleft(frac x2right)csc^2(x)mathrm dx~=~frac n{n^2-1}$$
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Note that the $csc^2(x)$ term can be expressed in terms of $tanleft(frac x2right)$ aswell. To be precise we got that
begin{align*}
csc^2(x)=left(frac1{sin(x)}right)^2=left(frac1{2sinleft(frac x2right)cosleft(frac x2right)}right)^2=left(frac{frac1{cos^2left(frac x2right)}}{2frac{sinleft(frac x2right)}{cosleft(frac x2right)}}right)^2
=left(frac{1+tan^2left(frac x2right)}{2tanleft(frac x2right)}right)^2
end{align*}
Using this and further noticing that $frac{mathrm d}{mathrm dx}tanleft(frac x2right)=frac12left(1+tan^2left(frac x2right)right)$ we may enforce the substition $tanleft(frac x2right)=u$ to obtain
begin{align*}
I_n=int_0^{pi/2}tan^nleft(frac x2right)csc^2(x)mathrm dx&=int_0^{pi/2}tan^nleft(frac x2right)left(frac{1+tan^2left(frac x2right)}{2tanleft(frac x2right)}right)^2mathrm dx\
&=frac12int_0^{pi/2}tan^{n-2}left(frac x2right)left(1+tan^2left(frac x2right)right)left[frac12left(1+tan^2left(frac x2right)right)mathrm dxright]\
&=frac12int_0^1 u^{n-2}(1+u^2)mathrm du\
&=frac12left[frac{u^{n-1}}{n-1}+frac{u^{n+1}}{n+1}right]_0^1\
&=frac12left[frac1{n-1}+frac1{n+1}right]
end{align*}
$$therefore~I_n~=~int_0^{pi/2}tan^nleft(frac x2right)csc^2(x)mathrm dx~=~frac n{n^2-1}$$
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Note that the $csc^2(x)$ term can be expressed in terms of $tanleft(frac x2right)$ aswell. To be precise we got that
begin{align*}
csc^2(x)=left(frac1{sin(x)}right)^2=left(frac1{2sinleft(frac x2right)cosleft(frac x2right)}right)^2=left(frac{frac1{cos^2left(frac x2right)}}{2frac{sinleft(frac x2right)}{cosleft(frac x2right)}}right)^2
=left(frac{1+tan^2left(frac x2right)}{2tanleft(frac x2right)}right)^2
end{align*}
Using this and further noticing that $frac{mathrm d}{mathrm dx}tanleft(frac x2right)=frac12left(1+tan^2left(frac x2right)right)$ we may enforce the substition $tanleft(frac x2right)=u$ to obtain
begin{align*}
I_n=int_0^{pi/2}tan^nleft(frac x2right)csc^2(x)mathrm dx&=int_0^{pi/2}tan^nleft(frac x2right)left(frac{1+tan^2left(frac x2right)}{2tanleft(frac x2right)}right)^2mathrm dx\
&=frac12int_0^{pi/2}tan^{n-2}left(frac x2right)left(1+tan^2left(frac x2right)right)left[frac12left(1+tan^2left(frac x2right)right)mathrm dxright]\
&=frac12int_0^1 u^{n-2}(1+u^2)mathrm du\
&=frac12left[frac{u^{n-1}}{n-1}+frac{u^{n+1}}{n+1}right]_0^1\
&=frac12left[frac1{n-1}+frac1{n+1}right]
end{align*}
$$therefore~I_n~=~int_0^{pi/2}tan^nleft(frac x2right)csc^2(x)mathrm dx~=~frac n{n^2-1}$$
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Note that the $csc^2(x)$ term can be expressed in terms of $tanleft(frac x2right)$ aswell. To be precise we got that
begin{align*}
csc^2(x)=left(frac1{sin(x)}right)^2=left(frac1{2sinleft(frac x2right)cosleft(frac x2right)}right)^2=left(frac{frac1{cos^2left(frac x2right)}}{2frac{sinleft(frac x2right)}{cosleft(frac x2right)}}right)^2
=left(frac{1+tan^2left(frac x2right)}{2tanleft(frac x2right)}right)^2
end{align*}
Using this and further noticing that $frac{mathrm d}{mathrm dx}tanleft(frac x2right)=frac12left(1+tan^2left(frac x2right)right)$ we may enforce the substition $tanleft(frac x2right)=u$ to obtain
begin{align*}
I_n=int_0^{pi/2}tan^nleft(frac x2right)csc^2(x)mathrm dx&=int_0^{pi/2}tan^nleft(frac x2right)left(frac{1+tan^2left(frac x2right)}{2tanleft(frac x2right)}right)^2mathrm dx\
&=frac12int_0^{pi/2}tan^{n-2}left(frac x2right)left(1+tan^2left(frac x2right)right)left[frac12left(1+tan^2left(frac x2right)right)mathrm dxright]\
&=frac12int_0^1 u^{n-2}(1+u^2)mathrm du\
&=frac12left[frac{u^{n-1}}{n-1}+frac{u^{n+1}}{n+1}right]_0^1\
&=frac12left[frac1{n-1}+frac1{n+1}right]
end{align*}
$$therefore~I_n~=~int_0^{pi/2}tan^nleft(frac x2right)csc^2(x)mathrm dx~=~frac n{n^2-1}$$
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Slightly different approach, same answer.
Let $u=tan(x/2)$, then
$$
begin{align}
int_0^{pi/2}frac{sin^{n-2}(x)}{(1+cos(x))^n},mathrm{d}x
&=int_0^{pi/2}tan^n(x/2)csc^2(x),mathrm{d}x\
&=-int_0^{pi/2}tan^n(x/2),mathrm{d}cot(x)\
&=-int_0^1u^n,mathrm{d}frac{1-u^2}{2u}\
&=frac12int_0^1left(u^{n-2}+u^nright)mathrm{d}u\[3pt]
&=frac12left(frac1{n-1}+frac1{n+1}right)\[6pt]
&=frac{n}{n^2-1}
end{align}
$$
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Slightly different approach, same answer.
Let $u=tan(x/2)$, then
$$
begin{align}
int_0^{pi/2}frac{sin^{n-2}(x)}{(1+cos(x))^n},mathrm{d}x
&=int_0^{pi/2}tan^n(x/2)csc^2(x),mathrm{d}x\
&=-int_0^{pi/2}tan^n(x/2),mathrm{d}cot(x)\
&=-int_0^1u^n,mathrm{d}frac{1-u^2}{2u}\
&=frac12int_0^1left(u^{n-2}+u^nright)mathrm{d}u\[3pt]
&=frac12left(frac1{n-1}+frac1{n+1}right)\[6pt]
&=frac{n}{n^2-1}
end{align}
$$
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Slightly different approach, same answer.
Let $u=tan(x/2)$, then
$$
begin{align}
int_0^{pi/2}frac{sin^{n-2}(x)}{(1+cos(x))^n},mathrm{d}x
&=int_0^{pi/2}tan^n(x/2)csc^2(x),mathrm{d}x\
&=-int_0^{pi/2}tan^n(x/2),mathrm{d}cot(x)\
&=-int_0^1u^n,mathrm{d}frac{1-u^2}{2u}\
&=frac12int_0^1left(u^{n-2}+u^nright)mathrm{d}u\[3pt]
&=frac12left(frac1{n-1}+frac1{n+1}right)\[6pt]
&=frac{n}{n^2-1}
end{align}
$$
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Slightly different approach, same answer.
Let $u=tan(x/2)$, then
$$
begin{align}
int_0^{pi/2}frac{sin^{n-2}(x)}{(1+cos(x))^n},mathrm{d}x
&=int_0^{pi/2}tan^n(x/2)csc^2(x),mathrm{d}x\
&=-int_0^{pi/2}tan^n(x/2),mathrm{d}cot(x)\
&=-int_0^1u^n,mathrm{d}frac{1-u^2}{2u}\
&=frac12int_0^1left(u^{n-2}+u^nright)mathrm{d}u\[3pt]
&=frac12left(frac1{n-1}+frac1{n+1}right)\[6pt]
&=frac{n}{n^2-1}
end{align}
$$
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