+1313 for the definate integral :
Upper 2 lower -1, of 5sin(3x)dx
=5[(-cos3(2)/3)-(-cos3(-1))/3]
=5[(-cos(6)/3)+(cos(-3))/3]
=5[(-cos(6)/3)-(cos(3))/3]
Answer is wrong. Why?
Answer to find (if right in the sample exam is equal to -3.25, which is what a graphing calculate gives.
Also, how do I put the answer in manually into a calculator that does not graph, that is, where do i put brackets/ what steps do i take to get the right answer. Nothing I do can provide the right answer. Yes calculator is in degrees.
+33616 ok. So plot the graph of cos(x) where x is is in degrees. This time we have to home in on a small portion of the graph to see it clearly:
You can see they are still the same.
$$\underset{\,\,\,\,^{\textcolor[rgb]{0.66,0.66,0.66}{360^\circ}}}{{cos}}{\left({\mathtt{3}}^\circ\right)} = {\mathtt{0.998\: \!629\: \!534\: \!755}}$$
$$\underset{\,\,\,\,^{\textcolor[rgb]{0.66,0.66,0.66}{360^\circ}}}{{cos}}{\left(-{\mathtt{3}}^\circ\right)} = {\mathtt{0.998\: \!629\: \!534\: \!755}}$$
However, your original post stated that the correct answer to the integral was -3.25. This is only true if x is in radians.
+128475 Wasn't this the one you did last night?? Remember the calculator has to be in radian mode.......
After you integrate, you should get
(5/3) [cos(-3) - cos(6)] = -3.25
Does that help??
+33616 You were almost right Stu; just one small (but vital) mistake in the last line: cos(-3) is +cos(3) not -cos(3).
+1313 Why is this in radians and not degrees? It is not specified so I assume it is degree standard. Also, I do not understand how you take the /3 out side the bracked and devide the 5 to get the same result as having it inside. Also, why is it + when there is 3 - sign in the equation. I was told that the two intial minu make positive but then the - on the degree to the cos (-3) comes out side to make the + and - a negative. As shown in my example. SOme further explaination would assist me. As well, this is not the equation from last night.
+33616 It is normal to assume the angle is in radians unless it is accompanied by an explicit degree sign.
To see that cos(-3) is the same as cos(3) look at the graph below:
You can see that cos(-3) has exactly the same value as cos(3). They are both ≈ -0.99.
+1313 im not sure, but only one question is in radian on the exam sample, which specifies radians and gives the sign of radians. All others I have taken to be in degrees.
+33616 ok. So plot the graph of cos(x) where x is is in degrees. This time we have to home in on a small portion of the graph to see it clearly:
You can see they are still the same.
$$\underset{\,\,\,\,^{\textcolor[rgb]{0.66,0.66,0.66}{360^\circ}}}{{cos}}{\left({\mathtt{3}}^\circ\right)} = {\mathtt{0.998\: \!629\: \!534\: \!755}}$$
$$\underset{\,\,\,\,^{\textcolor[rgb]{0.66,0.66,0.66}{360^\circ}}}{{cos}}{\left(-{\mathtt{3}}^\circ\right)} = {\mathtt{0.998\: \!629\: \!534\: \!755}}$$
However, your original post stated that the correct answer to the integral was -3.25. This is only true if x is in radians.
+1313 Thanks, I have emailed the guy who wrote the exam to clarify facts about this matter. Thanks. In other questions of indefinate integrals, I believe it was right when calculated in degrees. But have had some problems with this so im not sure. I'l wait for a reply email from the person in question. Thanks for this assistance.
