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khfreakau

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Hey guys, having a bit of trouble with this integral here... IBP, I think, but not entirely sure about how to go about it...

Integrate x^5secx dx
 
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remember there is always "wolframa alpha" online calculator to help you.

type it in wolframa, and look for the section which says "indefinate integral" and it gives a very complex answer involving functions I havent even met in first year uni maths.http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=(x^5)+sec(x)

They will not ask you to find that in an exam

however I do think " x [sec(x)]^n" has a reduction formula
 

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Yeah, I thought Wolfram was trolling me or something. It's on a sheet that I got from school, so =/ Thanks though, I'll keep it in mind.
 

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We know where they are, but it is impossible to tell the speed they are moving at.
 

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Are there any limits to the integral in the original questions?
 

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