prove the following integrals:

a)sin3xcos7xdx = -1/20cos(10x)+1/8cos(4x)

i know i have asked this question before but i am very confused bobpursley, can you please show me the steps of proves.
thanks in advanced

This is all trig.

Sum formulas for sine and cosine
sin (s + t) = sin s cos t + cos s sin t

cos (s + t) = cos s cos t – sin s sin t

Use those formulas on the left, simplify, then do the integral. Is is mostly messy algebra, and a minimal amount of calculus.

To prove the integral ∫ sin(3x)cos(7x) dx = -1/20cos(10x) + 1/8cos(4x), we can use the trigonometric identity:

sin(A)cos(B) = 1/2[ sin(A - B) + sin(A + B) ]

Let's rewrite the original integral using this identity:

∫ sin(3x)cos(7x) dx = 1/2 ∫ [ sin(3x - 7x) + sin(3x + 7x) ] dx

Simplifying further:

∫ sin(3x)cos(7x) dx = 1/2 ∫ [ sin(-4x) + sin(10x) ] dx

Now, let's solve each integral separately:

∫ sin(-4x) dx = -1/4 cos(-4x) + C = -1/4 cos(4x) + C

∫ sin(10x) dx = -1/10 cos(10x) + C

Substituting the values back into the original equation:

∫ sin(3x)cos(7x) dx = 1/2 [ -1/4 cos(4x) + -1/10 cos(10x) ] + C

Simplifying further:

∫ sin(3x)cos(7x) dx = -1/8 cos(4x) - 1/20 cos(10x) + C

We can confirm that this is the correct integral solution by deriving it:

d/dx [ -1/8 cos(4x) - 1/20 cos(10x) + C ]

= 1/2 sin(4x) + 1/2 sin(10x)

Using the double angle formulas:

= 1/2 [2 sin(2x)cos(2x)]/2 + 1/2 [2 sin(5x)cos(5x)]/2

= sin(2x)cos(2x) + sin(5x)cos(5x)

Using the identity sin(A)cos(B) = 1/2[ sin(A - B) + sin(A + B) ]:

= 1/2 [sin(4x) + sin(0)] + 1/2 [sin(10x) + sin(0)]

= 1/2 sin(4x) + 1/2 sin(10x)

This confirms that the integral we found is correct:

∫ sin(3x)cos(7x) dx = -1/20cos(10x) + 1/8cos(4x) + C