Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 5 - The Integral - 5.2 The Definite Integral - Exercises - Page 246: 84

Answer

$$0$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$\int_{-1}^{1}(\sin x)\left(\sin ^{2} x+1\right) d x$$ Since $$f(x)=(\sin x)\left(\sin ^{2} x+1\right) $$ Then \begin{align*} f(-x)&=(\sin (-x))\left(\sin ^{2}(- x)+1\right) \\ &=-(\sin x)\left(\sin ^{2} x+1\right) \\ &=-f(x) \end{align*} which is an odd function, hence $$\int_{-1}^{1}(\sin x)\left(\sin ^{2} x+1\right) d x=0$$
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