The problem:
indefinate integral, ((1/x^2)*sin(1/x)*cos(1/x))
X to the negative 2 times the sin of 1/x times the cos of 1/x.
What I have tried:
since f(g(x))*g'(x)*dx=goodies or whatever, let u=g(x)
I set u=sin(1/x), u'=cos(1/x)*(-1/x^2)*dx, dx=-1
So now we have -1 * integral(u*du)
so... the integrant (integred? whatever its called that is differentated to end up with u*u'*dx)
is = to... -1 * (antiderivate(u)) = -cos(u), which doesn't work due to the chain rule.
HALP!
Thanks in advance.[/list]
EDIT: the book says the answer is
(-(sin(1/x))^2) / 2
indefinate integral, ((1/x^2)*sin(1/x)*cos(1/x))
X to the negative 2 times the sin of 1/x times the cos of 1/x.
What I have tried:
since f(g(x))*g'(x)*dx=goodies or whatever, let u=g(x)
I set u=sin(1/x), u'=cos(1/x)*(-1/x^2)*dx, dx=-1
So now we have -1 * integral(u*du)
so... the integrant (integred? whatever its called that is differentated to end up with u*u'*dx)
is = to... -1 * (antiderivate(u)) = -cos(u), which doesn't work due to the chain rule.
HALP!
Thanks in advance.[/list]
EDIT: the book says the answer is
(-(sin(1/x))^2) / 2