William W. answered 03/19/24
Since two functions are being multiplied, you should think that integration by parts is a probable method to use to find the antiderivative:
Let u = sin(x/4) meaning du = (1/4)cos(x/4)
Let dv = e2x meaning v = (1/2)e2x
So because ∫udv = uv - ∫vdu then:
∫e2xsin(x/4) dx = sin(x/4)•(1/2)e2x - ∫(1/2)e2x(1/4)cos(x/4)
= (1/2)e2xsin(x/4) - (1/8)∫e2xcos(x/4)
To solve this integral, perform integration by parts a second time:
For (1/8)∫e2xcos(x/4):
Let u = cos(x/4) meaning du = -(1/4)sin(x/4)
Let dv = e2x meaning v = (1/2)e2x
So (1/8)∫e2xcos(x/4) = (1/8)[cos(x/4)•(1/2)e2x - ∫(1/2)e2x•(-(1/4)sin(x/4))]
= (1/16)e2xcos(x/4) + (1/64)∫e2xsin(x/4)
Plugging this into the first integral:
∫e2xsin(x/4) dx = (1/2)e2xsin(x/4) - (1/16)e2xcos(x/4) - (1/64)∫e2xsin(x/4)
Now add (1/64)∫e2xsin(x/4) to both sides of the equation to get:
(65/64)∫e2xsin(x/4) dx = (1/2)e2xsin(x/4) - (1/16)e2xcos(x/4)
Now multiply both sides of the equation by (64/65) to get:
∫e2xsin(x/4) dx = (64/65)(1/2)e2xsin(x/4) - (64/65)(1/16)e2xcos(x/4)
= (32/65)e2xsin(x/4) - (4/65)e2xcos(x/4)
William W.
+ C03/19/24